Last Saturday I spent three hours in a funhouse full of interactive art installations that was basically an Instagram playground. You could say that it was an…. #INSTAllation. See what…

Photo source: xkcd.com   Dear AARP, You keep sending stuff. I’m 29. I know, logically, that this is just the result of a direct mail campaign casting too wide of…

Sometimes the best memories are those that you didn’t plan, or even what results from things going wrong. It’s four hours before our flight back to DC and we’re meandering along…

Sometimes I watch the news and think, “This all sucks.” Then I discover something wonderful, like KITTEN YOGA, and think, “We live in enviable times.” It will come as no…

Real estate in my area is so ridiculously priced, that it’s on par with a small chateau. Hyperbole, you say? Nope, I’ve made the comparisons while perusing real estate online.…

Why visit Iceland? So glad you asked. Fluffy sheep and pretty horses! Actually, you should probably just see this post: Why Iceland Is Awesome and You Should Go, Part I.…

There are a lot of wonderful strangers out there that are willing to share their knowledge with you/save you from quicksand. I love hiking, but taking on the outdoors, solo?…

This blog is called The Sampler Field Guide, so, no surprise here, but there are about eleventy-billion places I’d like to visit. Until I win the lottery, however, I’ll be obsessively checking…

Studies show that spending time outside can increase your attention span and problem solving skills by as much as 50 percent. If you’re looking for inspiration, getting outside can be a…

So this is the first post. Ideally it would be funny and informative and tell you what this blog is going to be about. But that’s too much pressure and…