5 things Gary, Indiana and Costa Rica have in common A view of the block where Andrew Means had a contractor company that built quality...

In what I hope can be a regular conversation, I got to speak for a second time with Korry Shepard about his ideas for how to address food...

I had the great good fortune to converse with this historian from Gary, Indiana, in February. 2022. Korry Shepard dropping knowledge at...

An unpopular opinion Costa Rica's National Monument in the National Park in San José, commemorates Central America's ousting of foreign...

When we give money, we are saying that the world of money is what we value. A few valuable things that aren't money: notes from your...

A better future is within reach, and one local coffee roaster is leading the way through the direct purchase of high quality specialty...

My first post on New Backwater was on August 8, 2020. On this last week of the first year, I look back, and look ahead. Soooo many...

I have learned to accept some uncertainty, but can it all be chalked up to God’s will? Our family vacationed “out West” for a couple of...

I love interviews. Group interviews are just as good as individual interviews. I love taking notes in a group setting as people share...

Need a road map? Pick up some reading on your intended topic in order to help you find your way. Finding his way with an actual map....

"Pilgrim, there is no road… the road is made by walking." Antonio Machado This week I’m getting back to my series on “Learning Cycle...

While I have had moments in my life where I would have avoided Amazon in the first place, this moment is not one of them. But I'm...

Beyond my sleep-stealing babies, I have been thinking about fatigue and solidarity related to other events, both long-term and current. I...

La canción me hizo pensar en las compensaciones, en lo que renunciamos cuando tenemos estos mecanismos de supervivencia y monólogos...

The song made me think about the trade-offs, what we give up when we have these survival mechanisms and internal monologues, rather than...

En este mes del amor y la amistad, necesitamos escuchar a los demás. Pero también, por un tiempo, estoy tratando de implementar lo que...

In this month of love, we need to listen to others. But now for a time I’m also trying to practice what my friend Julio does – turn off...

Announcing an exciting new partnership with Pri Montano, my friend and amazing home chef / Anunciando una nueva asociación emocionante...

Sandhill cranes travel hundreds of miles, but they stop (by the tens of thousands) to socialize, eat, and rest. You and I can go far,...

Soy perfeccionista, así que la idea de tener solamente un 50% de la razón me es difícil, pero también puedo pensar en momentos que tuvo...