Jim Harrison died in March and, until I read a eulogy by Rick Bass in Men’s Journal, I hadn’t heard that it had happened. He was in poor health….and his wife of 5 decades had died the previous autumn….and he … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2016
Two posts in one day? Why not? Here’s a video about a place in Idaho that’s close to some property we own. Why am I watching videos about wilderness when there’s……? How about that bike trail? It’s important to “bloom … Continue reading
Ah. I looked up “wilderness”….I looked up “wilderness living”…..I drank some coffee…..then I looked up “real life” just for fun….found a SpongeBob video…..then I looked up “country living” and found this live version of the Stylistics singing a song called … Continue reading
We went to a race that my youngest son’s school sponsored the other day, and at the end of the race, a lot of the kids went down to the lake to play. Our two-year-old was pretty excited to get … Continue reading
I know less about theology than I did when I was younger. Theology was a good head game back then. Theology was a distraction. It was easier to get caught up in the structure than to simply understand and accept … Continue reading
Here’s another great Tiny Desk Concert. Check this series of concerts out….it’s consistently great and out in the innerweb…..ready for our listening pleasure. 1976….man, that was a while ago. Peter Frampton! … Continue reading
I don’t know how old I need to be to arrive at the conclusion that these adventures are beyond me. Of course, I am enough of a worrier to consider all the negative forces at work before I jump into … Continue reading
At some point, the torch is passed….and the carried becomes the carrier. That’s kind of funny how that happens. Jenny and I were talking about time alone….as a couple….two adults….together. Where did that time go? Funny how that goes, too. … Continue reading
So….after 20 or so years of living in our house….the septic system failed. Wherever the ….um….”contents” of that big tank downhill from our potty went.…doesn’t anymore. The “went” part is no longer part of the equation. That makes me sad. … Continue reading