A tree falling in the forest, one hand clapping, a bell ringing in an empty sky…all these zen descriptions of what might be effort that remains unknown. How about something human scale like blowing a whistle in an empty field? … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
I’ve heard about a diet that says that if you restrict your caloric intake to the bare minimum, you can really extend your lifespan. Apparently, they tested it on rats and found that a limited number of the right kind … Continue reading
I don’t always understand where kindness comes from. I’ve seen it in action. I understand it when I see it…but I don’t always comprehend what leads people to express it. In some of the books I’ve read about the West, … Continue reading
It’s funny how small incidental moments that have no real personal meaning to us stick in our heads. In 1976, I was a freshman in High School. I remember early on in the year sitting by the window of a … Continue reading
Jim Harrison is one of my favorite writers. My wife thought he was a major pervert for a long time…wouldn’t read him. It was something about nearly every book having a character who was having an affair with a younger … Continue reading
Esquire magazine had an excellent article about the problems and hopeful solutions at the Post Office this past issue. It’s unusual to read an article that paints the USPS in any kind of positive light. Usually the commercials and comments … Continue reading
I’m a victim of circumstance. That’s what a winner believes, isn’t it? I don’t know why people want to tailgate the mailman. We have flashers…we have signage…we only stop at the mailboxes. It’s not hard to tell who we are … Continue reading
I sit at my computer, typing a blog that no one except my family knows about, listening to a presentation on Youtube about living the non-virtual life. How ironic. That’s the way our lives go now…the computer and “connectedness” is … Continue reading
My little boy would like a tree house. He’d like me to build a tree house fast. This video shows how to do it. … Continue reading
We had one of our “ice storm scares” yesterday. I hate going to work in the morning with the parking lot just beginning to ice up, each drop that falls from the sky coating the windshield…knowing that after a couple … Continue reading