AD ASTRA: This week, humankind lost one of its best. Apollo astronaut Dick Gordon. A graduate of the University of Washington, Richard (...

THE WHITE STUFF:  The last few days have brought a bit of a surprise ... in the form of snowflakes! We had snow Friday, Saturday, and S...

BOOKENDS: Sunday, we ripped up to another country (specifically, Canada), to catch the Roger Waters Us + Them tour finale. We had the cha...

TRAILING: We are so, SO far behind on MPA posts. I'm not sure how to even start catching up. :( Just this weekend, alone, is enoug...

  x PATCHY: We're busy, busy, busy here at MPA with this, that, and the other thing. But we wanted to make sure we carved out a lit...

UNICORN-Y: We interrupt our European travelogue recap to bring you more recent news. Specifically, Annabelle turned 13. We have been tal...

WINDING AND WINDMILLS:  After Dover, Dunkirk, and Bruges, the next big item on our 'to do' list was heading eastward, toward Germ...