the winner in the losing contest

Nate told Sparrow the other day that she was the winner in the “losing contest”. That’s a nice way of putting it….but I suppose that you’ll only be able to get away with that for a little while. A comment … Continue reading

cabin and a song

From the Vimeo description: Val Geissler, singing “Tennessee Stud” originally by Jimmy Driftwood, to us one evening in a cabin deep in the wilderness. Val is a wonderful gentleman and a cowboy, who we met while in the backcountry of … Continue reading

all the flats without a spare

I got a flat tire up on Rixhaven (one of the points on my mail route where I’m farthest away from the PO) yesterday….and I didn’t have a spare tire. The tire store ripped me off on a defective tire….but, … Continue reading

Ry

Heard an interview with Taj Mahal and Bonnie Raitt (who are touring together this Summer, apparently!) and they were talking about their careers and they mentioned Ry Cooder. Ry Cooder. Good grief! Ry Cooder! He’s so good! Here’s a performance … Continue reading

minimalism

I saw a book on Sunday that I’m going to have to buy. It was about minimalism. Here’s a picture of the book: I wonder if I could learn how to get rid of things if I bought….just one more … Continue reading

working on cars

I worked on our vehicles yesterday, or, at least, two of the four that are still at home. The Dodge needed brakes (it was shimmying hard at speed going downhill….so I guessed that a rotor must be warped or something) … Continue reading

new hero

“Hero” is maybe too strong? But, then again, maybe not? What’s a hero anyway? Someone who inspires you to see the world as a place of positive possibilities? Someone who makes things better because he or she is alive? Maybe … Continue reading