So if I could get away with it, I’d probably scale things back until I owned nothing and lived in a van down by the river. There wouldn’t be a whole lot to be responsible for in that case. … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2014
There was an article in a magazine called The Atlantic a couple of issues ago called “The Overprotected Child” that was about how we don’t seem to give kids the freedom to go out in the world and just play…even … Continue reading
I used to climb the ladder on the high dive when we visited the pool…and after I’d gotten to the top and looked at the drop in front of me, I’d occasionally turn around and climb back down. That’s quite … Continue reading
Jesse Winchester died of complications from bladder cancer at his home in Charlottesville yesterday. I loved Jesse Winchester’s music…so mellow and spare… so considered. I wrote about him once before on this blog…. What a life he must have lived… … Continue reading
When you wake up really early…when you’re already getting up early…the rooster doesn’t know when to crow. I beat him to the punch this morning. I couldn’t sleep. It’s freaking early…quiet…peaceful. I went downstairs to make some coffee and found … Continue reading
I did a post a couple of days ago about how much I didn’t like delivering the mail when it was pouring down rain. That was before I “met a man who had no feet..” Actually, I’m being silly with … Continue reading
My father wasn’t a man who talked about “things he wished he’d done” very often. I’m sure that he had dreams and a vision for his future that might have been different from the life he ended up living. That … Continue reading
This is a picture that my daughter Zoe took of my son Nate (her brother!) running around on some rocks up at Shining Rock. The quote is from…you guessed it…Deepak Chopra. What more can I say? I usually like to … Continue reading
It is pouring. It’s Monday. It’s pouring down rain on a Monday and I work for the United States Post Office, whose accepted motto is something about “rain..or sleet…or shine…”. Good grief. It’s not something to complain about, really, but … Continue reading
I bought some discounted red licorice at the Liquidation Center. Now, I can afford to spring for some full priced red licorice. It’s not a financial stretch to do that right now. But there’s something appealing about getting slightly out-of-date … Continue reading