Family & Heritage
Cohoba: Rediscovering Taíno Psychedelics and Plant Medicine
Tobacco in an Amazon maloka sent me searching for the sacred plants of my own Taíno ancestors — and led me to cohoba, the visionary sacrament the Europeans found in the Caribbean.
Weekly Update: Three Kids. No Child Care. A Powerful Lesson. (July 15, 2025)
It's been a month since my Army retirement ceremony, and I'm learning that "time off" doesn't exist when you're suddenly the primary caregiver for three...
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Weekly Update: Saying Goodbye to Lieutenant Colonel Solano (June 8th 2025)
Next week is my retirement ceremony. I’ve been planning a three-day celebration that includes two parties, a final flight with a 75-foot water canon, a...
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Are Taínos Native American? Remembering the indigenous people of the Caribbean
Are Taínos Native American? Who the Taíno people were, what DNA reveals about millions of their descendants today, and what my own 13% Taíno result taught me.
In memory of Hope Grace Rockland, The Baby Found in a Deli Garbage Can
Photo by Mike B., at pexels.com If the idea of having children while managing two careers seems overwhelming, imagine how my parents...
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