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About mlgray

Heading out on adventures, building community, eating delicious cuisines, supporting the local food movement and enjoying walks in the wild . . . grateful to be wandering in the world with you.

How did I forget my dramamine?

Posted on June 24, 2011 by mlgray

Dear Daniel, my brother, my apologies for the way this blog exposes certain graphic  elements of our childhood.  It’s necessary, and you’ll appreciate it. We’re moving down another hill in the “King of Buses,” (no really, that’s the neon painted name on … Continue reading →

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Have I mentioned the food?

Posted on June 23, 2011 by mlgray

I am not a chef. 3 of the 5 times I’ve attempted to cook for Lindsay, I’ve cut myself.  And not just minor cuts, but cuts deep enough that I easily contemplated heading to the ER for stitches (I never … Continue reading →

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A Birthday Present

Posted on June 22, 2011 by mlgray

Imagine the rolling hills and sharp mesas of southern Utah draped in a rainforest.  Imagine grass roof houses resting on stilts above rice paddies and corn fields. Imagine coconut trees and grey skies patched by sunlight and blue.  Imagine a … Continue reading →

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Stuff

Posted on June 20, 2011 by mlgray

As I dropped into our seat on the long-tailed motorboat I looked around to see the orchestration of tourists.  We were in the first of many mini-buses filled with site-seers arriving to explore the “traditional,” “authentic” floating market.  Yes, I … Continue reading →

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Reprise: What We Mean By Home

Posted on June 19, 2011 by mlgray

After all my esoteric, verbage filled writing yesterday, Lindsay and I walked out of the internet cafe/hotel and the world quickly reminded  what home means.  There on the sidewalk lining the Mekong River which creates the western/southern border of Vientien … Continue reading →

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What We Mean By Home

Posted on June 19, 2011 by mlgray

Leaving for this trip, for any trip, never seems to come easy.  I feel a constant attachment to place and people and rhythms.  As we pulled out of our drivewy nearly ten days ago, our rose bushes gave us a … Continue reading →

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An Arrival

Posted on June 17, 2011 by mlgray

We’re cruising in and out of traffic on a brisk Bangkok morning.  Early from a flight that chased the night for 17 hours, our pink taxi, and the hundreds we pass that blur the same color, gently remind me that … Continue reading →

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48 Hours and Counting

Posted on June 7, 2011 by mlgray

It’s one of those semi-sweltering days in Denver, children playing basketball and tag in the street, an eerie orange sunset, hazed by Arizona smoke, dropping behind the rocky hills, and my nerves tightening just a little bit more.  In two … Continue reading →

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