In this series, I’ve present the history of US gun culture, the arguments on both sides of the gun rights v. gun control debate, public and law enforcement opinions, and the freeze on gathering data regarding gun violence. …

Almost all of my family is in Texas. Oh sure, I have a nephew in New Mexico with his family, a great niece in New York with her family and a cousin in Tennessee. They all moved from Texas. …

Part one of this series examined the history of gun culture in the USA, part two provided perspectives on gun rights vs. gun control and the rising power of the gun lobby, and part three looked at public and law enforcement opinions of gun violence and gun laws. Part four…

I ordered this little trailer about a year ago, while still in Saudi. It’s an “Airstream” and I remember seeing Airstreams occasionally as a kid. They were unique with shiny aluminum skin. I asked about them and my mom told me they were nice but expensive and we could never…

In part one, I described early Americans and Texans relying on guns for hunting and protection. That’s partly true, partly false. False in that towns, once established, had businesses selling food and provided protection from criminals. …

This is for my friends overseas. For everyone else here in the US, no matter which side of the gun issue you’re on, you may or may not like what I write. Which is okay. I’m not delusional enough to think I’ll sway opinion, I only want to clarify in…

I thought there would be only three parts to this article but it turns out that this issue of gun ownership and gun violence in the US is complex. Who’da thunk it? Otherwise, I guess this issue of gun rights, gun violence, and gun control would have been put to…

Working overseas, away from family and friends, helped me appreciate my time off. And working at Saudi Aramco, I learned how to plan and schedule. This was liberating! I wanted to stay connected to the people I love. But being 20 hours away by air, I couldn’t just take off…

When putting pins in the map for places to visit, I was constantly drawn to this strange site called Antelope Canyon. The photos were unlike anything I’d ever seen. My plans for traveling around North America for two years required knowing where to go. Not content with picking random places…