International travel: pre-clearance hassle

May 27, 2015 – Alexandria, VA Within the past month, I took a trip to Ireland and Spain to visit friends and family. While checking my luggage at Dublin Airport for my return trip to Washington, DC, the attendant informed me that I would be going through U.S. customs in Dublin. “Excuse me,” I said, […]

Conversations with my Millennial sister: Man Grog Wedge

May 22, 2015 To Millennials and Generation X’ers, Costco is wondrous. Where else can you buy awesome, inexpensive wine, manchego cheese, and other tasty snacks, AND eat lunch for only $1.50?! And you can also try new products. I especially recommend man grog wedge; it’s what’s for dinner 😀

Law School Heretic Update: Shameless plug

I just wanted to give you an update. Shortly I will be emailing to subscribers a free excerpt of the novel Miscalculated Risks, the first book in the Law School Heretic series. I hope that you enjoy it and would love your feedback. To receive the excerpt, you’ll need to send me your email address. […]

Contemplating Cultural Differences

May 13, 2015 – Manresa, Spain The day after tomorrow I’ll be visiting a small town here in Spain. Well, it’s less of a “town” and more of a “hamlet,” I guess. I won’t have a wireless connection there, so I’ll post this now. This town, Casas del Cerro, deep in the heart of La Mancha, […]

Stranger in a Strange Land

May 10, 2015 – Manresa, Spain Like Isabel, the main character in my Law School Heretic series, I’ve always felt like a stranger in a strange land. So it’s fitting that I publish my first blog post from Spain, my adopted country. I’m a native of the Washington, D.C. area. Okay, I’ve had a couple of […]