Stories, observations, and lessons.

Twenty-five years ago this morning, 343 firefighters, 60 police officers, and 8 EMTs and paramedics walked into two buildings everyone else was running out of. Most of them knew. They went anyway. I want to tell you…

September 11, 2026 · 2 min read

I meant to send this from Mexico last Frida. Liz and I had just crossed the border. First time I had really been back in about 30 years. We stopped in Playas de Tijuana, found a coffee shop, and watched Bella's college…

September 10, 2026 · 2 min read

The first case file is open. Today, I'm giving you the complete digital edition of: THE TAX UNDERWORLD Issue #1: The Vulture Strikes at Night This is my first original tax resolution comic book. Credit where it's due.…

September 2, 2026 · 2 min read

Tomorrow morning I am sending you a free comic book. No charge. No order form. No upsell buried at the bottom. Here is why you are getting it. This afternoon, Liz and I sat in the living room and watched our daughter…

September 2, 2026 · 2 min read

Liz and I are eating chorizo and beans for breakfast this morning. Mexican-style. The good kind. In two years, I'll be eating something like it on the other side of the world, sitting on a stone bench somewhere outside…

August 30, 2026 · 3 min read

Good Saturday morning. I was out walking Bruno by the creek this morning while talking this email into my phone. Bad idea. There are some big boulders along that creek, and I fell twice during the same walk. The second…

August 30, 2026 · 1 min read