Fruitful Detours
Not everyone likes poetry. I like some poets a lot — particularly Mary Oliver and William Stafford and Billy Collins. I play around writing poems every once and a while. I’ve got a sample of my efforts for you here. If they are not your thing, take heart — you didn’t have to read the […]
Here’s your chance! Every year during the holiday season, FruitfulDetours gives donations to amazing charities based on reader recommendations. Let me know who you want to nominate in this link, and the charity that is mentioned the most will get a gift! Happy Holidays! If you feel like giving … I also have a recommendation […]
I’ve just finished a wonderful (and long) trip to Guadalajara, and this post is a visual review of some of the things I’ve done and seen. It is a lively and engaging mix of ancient and new. In the same block I could pass by a modern glass skyscraper and a church from the 1500s. […]
About an hour outside of Guadalajara lies the pueblo of Tequila. You guessed it — it’s the home of the alcoholic beverage of the same name. I’m not a big tequila guy — most of the time I’d prefer a Diet Coke. But I like to drink alcohol occasionally, and I have some fondness for […]