My family hates AI. They hate AI with good reason, I suppose. Between the data centers blighting our natural world…the changes in how we interact with customer service centers…the trickery that’s just starting to make us question everything…there’s plenty of … Continue reading
Something good is hiding underneath the pine straw and dirt. Something good…and broken. This is an old Toyota truck that I used on the mail route for a bunch of years. One day, it broke out on the route. My … Continue reading
“Rare double-lot opportunity in one of Asheville’s most sought-after corridors. Two parcels being sold together offer exceptional potential for the right buyer. The existing home is being sold as-is and holds no value to the offering.” This is my friend … Continue reading
Only Ice Cream and Lemonade…almost. That’s a sad thing…to be so busy delivering Amazon packages that you miss the meaning of Christmas. Of course, there were moments when a breath came and some of the meaning snuck back in. There … Continue reading
I don’t know if nothing broken…all at once…will ever happen. I fix enough to keep the wheels rolling. I work hard at maintaining homeostasis. I work hard at understanding what homeostasis means. Things breaking remind me that I’m alive. And…maybe … Continue reading
This was a busy Christmas season at the Post Office. I don’t know when it hasn’t been busy at the Post Office at Christmas, but this season seemed busier…heavier…than usual. Maybe I am just getting older…weaker…tired? Nah! I’m a BRUTE!! … Continue reading
When I get to stop…no, when I choose to stop….working at the Post Office…I will be doing this dance as I escape out the back door on my last day. That’s the way it’s going to be. That’s how I … Continue reading
I know someone who grew up in the San Luis valley… The Valley. What a wild place. Here’s Gregory Alan Isakov singing about the San Luis area of Colorado. … Continue reading
I can hear the trucks on the highway when I get down to the little Baptist church on our road. It’s halfway to the end of the road, and that’s where I turn around when I’m walking before the sun … Continue reading
I haven’t been running lately. I haven’t been walking lately. It’s just not something that I’ve been doing lately. I haven’t been getting enough exercise. Lately. This morning, I went for a short walk. It felt good. It felt familiar. … Continue reading