Dispatches, thoughts, and miscellanea from writer Jon Konrath

Month: August 2021

  • Every mall I’ve ever visited (list)

    Here is a list of every mall I have ever visited, that I can remember. A few disclaimers: I only listed enclosed malls (or ones that were enclosed at the time) Some of the names have changed. I’m not going to go through every mall bought by Westfield and change stuff like Fox Hills to…

  • Back to Earth

    I guess I’ve been back from LA for almost a week, but haven’t done the full stupid trip report, as usual. Not a lot to report; I tried to get out and do a few things, but I wanted to avoid three particular activities: eating ten times the normal amount; doing tourist trap stuff; and…

  • The Second

    So, change of plans on the Seattle thing. I am not ready to fly. And I’m not ready to see people, or see any of the various ghosts of Seattle that would bother me. And then there’s Delta. So, about two days before leaving, I canceled everything, backed out, and then needed to correct course.…