I know, I know, it’s been forever since I last wrote a post. But now, a new Roadtrip is coming up—fast!Here’s a look at the stops (as the route currently stands…you… Read More

Okay, so you’ve read Part I: The Research and Part II: the Route! and now you’re ready to dive into reading about the organization strategy that I personally use–which isn… Read More

I’ve been to all 50 States and 37 countries, many by road, so people occasionally ask how I plan my road trips. This post is about crafting the route. I recently wrote How I Plan My Ro… Read More

I want to address a major incident that occurred in our school district last week: racist social media threats. I’m not going to spread the photos of the threats these students made to… Read More

I’ve been to all 50 States and 37 countries, many by road, so people occasionally ask how I plan my road trips. This post is about the research stages. Next, I’ll post How I Plan… Read More

COVID affects everything, including travel. These are the times we live in. Yes, you can still get out there, but there are definitely scenarios to consider, some more serious than others. B… Read More

Just a reminder that I sometimes post my poetry endeavors at my personal website—like a recent post with Capitol Offense. There’s a lot going on with me in spoken word—I&rs&hell…Read More

I recently stopped following a local Facebook page after my comment on a post was deleted.  I’m here to talk about that post. First things first: 1) The post was public (as my scr… Read More

Circa 2014, my husband and I were sitting in the kitchen with our friends Josh and Mel. Mel is Absentee Shawnee. I don’t recall the conversation itself, but it led us to this: Me: &ldq&hell…Read More

As many of you know, my daughter, Sequoia, was named after the majestic Sequoia trees. We extended our current trip out west so that we would be able to visit the park, which she hadn’… Read More

What kinds of posts are coming up on Karilogue? Well, I’ll tell you: A look back at the planning and execution of the July road trip cross-country (19 states!) There were changes all a… Read More

When I saw the reaction to the L.A. Times handing their letters page over to Trump voters this past week, I wasn’t thrilled at the pushback on them providing these non-Liberal viewpoin… Read More

This past week, I conducted a Facebook friend purge for the first time ever.  Up until now, I would allow all opinions to be expressed on my feed, whether I agreed with the opinion or f… Read More

An acquaintance—a Black woman named Misty Boyer—wrote a Facebook post reacting to the President’s 4th of July speech. It is reprinted here, in its entirety, with Misty&rsqu&hell…Read More

Some people say that because there are no more racist laws, there’s no racism in the system. This is not a realistic belief. Changing laws doesn’t automatically change peopl… Read More

I want to share some anecdotes about people code-switching their own names. (I’m simplifying pronunciations–linguists, forgive me in advance.) This is not about the mispronu… Read More

  I recently sat down and took inventory of my areas of influence: Where can I take concrete action, no matter how small, not just to promote diversity but to actively make spaces diver… Read More

One thing I’ve been trying to understand during the protests is Why this time? Why is there suddenly open, widespread white support for BLM?  Why has there been larger protest in… Read More

I’ve been continuing to increase the number of Black/non-White voices I follow, as I’m hoping my followers will do. I can’t tell you how people feel, what people want, etc… Read More

Before I continue blogging my journey toward Speaking Up, I want to share more about where I’m coming from and what I intend to do. I want to share my own past and current successes, m… Read More

One of the reasons I decided to begin to use this platform to talk about my racial equity process is that I feel like I have a worthwhile point to make, but it’s usually only being see… Read More

I’m letting my readers know that I’m going to start using this space not only as a travelogue and language blog, but also to add my perspective (as a White woman) to the discussi… Read More

  The tagline on Karilogue.com is “Where Words Happen,” but I’m out of words.  Outrage, sadness, anger, rage, despair, helplessness–none of these words is a… Read More

Today, let’s see how my academic background applies to writing, analyzing, and revising your rhyme.  Maybe something will click with you.  “Oh—that’s why th… Read More

Well, the kickstarter for the Flash Series didn’t get fully funded. You can read about it, and the plan to go digital with the first three books of the series, here: https://www.kicks… Read More

Aaron Parrott’s perfect representation of a Martindale road trip, in the form of a Flash Series sketch. Okay, guys, we’re less than a week out from what is sure to be pure… Read More

It’s a while since I’ve planned an epic road trip.  Next month, I’ll be hitting the road for almost a month. Me, guys. Me. In the beginning, it will be just me, along… Read More

I’m sad to post that Flash has passed away.  It’s been about two weeks since he was put to sleep due to rapidly-deteriorating health, but it’s not really somethin… Read More

While I’m not a fan of glorifying war, I do think we should honor those who served–many, without a choice. That includes my grandfather, whom I interviewed for V-E Day… Read More

Early last year, we visited Cesky Krumlov.  While perusing the menu at Krcma v Satlavske Ulici (which I totally recommend), I noticed an item whose translation was scrap bowl. &nbs&hell…Read More

It should be noted that this was happening during the maiden voyage of our new RV–but more on that another time. This post is specifically about our visit to the Everglades. When… Read More

Yesterday, someone forwarded me an article, “7 Surefire Signs Your Kids are Definitely German.”  Why was this forwarded to me?  Because it featured two of my tweets! ht… Read More

Well, the movers arrived on Friday to start packing up the house, and they’re back again this morning.  It’s stressful. I’ve been tweeting random bits of the move… Read More

There’s a title I never thought I’d write.  Anyway, here are a few of the videos recently posted to Vine.  If you don’t know what Vine is, it’s a place wher… Read More

During one of my parents’ visits, we popped into Bamberg to see my mother’s colleagues and check out the local Christmas Market. The town is much nicer than the beer… Read More

When we headed to Liege for the Star Wars ICE! exhibit, their Christmas market (Christmas Village) was still running.  It wasn’t super robust and I wouldn’t make a special t… Read More

  As we wrap up our time here in Germany (just six weeks left?!?!), I am cleaning out my desk. Yesterday I came across a folder of places I wanted to visit while we live in Germany. Des… Read More

Here is the current travel I have booked for 2016…you can follow it on twitter, facebook, instagram, tumblr, and here. MARCH Coming up, we have 2 weeks in the States, where we wi… Read More

When the Paris attacks happened, I was, to be frank, annoyed by the outpouring of support from Americans, who reserve such support only for places they’ve heard of, those which&nb&hell…Read More

I only notice which search terms bring people to karilogue if I happen to glance at that area of the dashboard. Every time I do, though, it cracks me up. Kinder eggs continue to br… Read More

Okay, so it sounds kind of goofy to visit a museum of train models if you’re not a train enthusiast, but this was no ordinary model train exhibit.  It really lived up to the name… Read More

It’s no secret that the Black Forest is a major tourist destination.  Many people say you can’t visit Germany without visiting the region. Because the Black Forest is p… Read More

Here’s a great example of how the real Flash and Sequoia inspire Flash and Squirt in books like The Day Flash Couldn’t Even!   Seriously. Flash can’t even.   Flas… Read More

I have been fascinated by the absolutely beautiful ceramic stoves of Europe.  These masonry stoves stand as solid, functional works of art, warming the entire room. Durin… Read More

In honor of the first book I wrote in the Flash Series, “The Day Flash Couldn’t Even,” I’ve created a facebook page that will feature times when Flash–and other… Read More

Europe is filled with the quirky and the interesting, and museums are no exception. Many are fun, while some interactively address a serious topic in such a way that you leave both info… Read More

Not far over the German-Czech border is the Bohemian city of Pilsen (locally, Plzeň).  What comes from Pilsen?  Pilsner.  Now, I prefer dark beer, but when we h… Read More

One day, my husband came home and told me something to the effect of, some of his co-workers would love to quit their jobs and live in a yurt in the middle of nowhere. Since I&rsqu&hell…Read More

You can’t go wrong visiting Colmar, France at any time of year.  The Christmas season is no exception.  The beautiful town, filled with charming architecture and peaceful can… Read More

Okay, so I can’t give all the details, but in April there’s a road trip, #finishSGH2016. I finished all the Germany pins on Some Guy’s Hat a few weeks ago, but two lone poi… Read More

Just added a page for a running list of countries that Sequoia has visited. I would just like to say, it must be nice to be this kid. I mean, she does diddly-squat and gets to trot the globe… Read More

Every year, Heppenheim hosts a one-day market, Nikolausmarkt, where the whole town gathers, drinks Gluühwein, and supports local businesses, all at the base of a castle that sits atop t… Read More

In December, we drove to Liege, Belgium, to see Star Wars in ICE!.  It did not disappoint. It wasn’t as large an ICE! expo as we’ve seen in the States, but it was awesome. … Read More

Last week was monumental–Some Guy’s Hat made it to the very last place in Germany for which there is an old souvenir pin on the hat(!!). Inzell, Germany is a lovely Bavarian town… Read More

I recently was interviewed for a parenting piece that was put out by Kinstantly.com, exploring German kindergartens and American parenting: “The country that invented kindergarten… Read More

One of my absolute favorite byproducts of my child living in Europe is that she is comfortable among different languages, nationalities, and environments. She is not fearful of different. Ev… Read More

          I’m excited to report that Aaron Parrott, the illustrator with whom I’m collaborating on “The Day Flash Couldn’t Even,” is ne… Read More

So…the other day I was thinking we need one last road trip before we enter austerity measures in anticipation of returning to the States in the summer (2016).  I s… Read More