World Domination Summit: How I’m investing my $100 to make the world more awesome
Why would someone prone to cynicism travel to Portland, Oregon for a conference that bills itself for those trying to “live a remarkable life in a conventional world”? I registered World Domination Summit out of curiosity, but by the time…
Captured: Transit of Venus 2012
Today’s transit of Venus is the last one we’ll see in our lifetimes. We were lucky to have a fog-free afternoon to watch the small dot traipse across the sun. We still had our eclipse glasses from our recent solar…
“Ring of fire: How to chase a solar eclipse” on Indie Travel Podcast
Todd and I got a little nerdy recently. Okay, hella nerdy.
Reality bites
Though we returned from our round-the-world trip several months ago, Todd and I are still updating Ephemerratic with stories and images from the global road— “Yeah, right,” you harrumph. Gah! We’re caught! The real world has sunk its sharp little…
Questionable edibles in San Francisco
As our storytelling heads into China and its cuisine that often challenges the Western imagination of what is edible versus what is best left for grinding into hotdogs, I can’t help but think about cultural food norms. We encountered plenty…
Drawings inspired by in-flight magazines
Sad Puppy – $5, marker on paper, 9.5″ x 6″ After a family wedding in Newark, Ohio, Lauren and I were ready to go home. We didn’t realize it would take 14 hours to get there. How much entertainment can…
Chi-town’s abundant meat tubes
Wrigley, Cubs 3, San Francisco Giants 1 | Art by Todd Berman Much love from Chi-town, home of abundant meat-tubes, be they bratwurst, hot dogs, or polish sausages – they are served with love.
