The Philosophy of Can’t
I was just heating up my wheat-free/gluten-free veggie lasagna in the office kitchen, where there are veggie burgers (with gluten,) and buns (with gluten,) and Zingers (with gluten) and sundry other yummy things (with gluten) lying about. My first thought was a general disappointment; “I can’t have those. I can never have those.” Well, that’s [...]
Drama in the Chicken Coop
I’m writing this up while I wait for my lunch to heat up in our half-dead microwave, so please forgive me if it’s more disjointed than usual, and forgive the lack of photos. Last night, as dusk settled in upon us, I was in the driveway sweeping mulch remains out of my dad’s truck bed. [...]
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to 40…
Lately, I’ve been full of introspection – more so than usual. As I manage to do from time to time (as The World’s Worst Buddhist,) I’ve been paying more attention to His Holiness the Dalai Lama when he pops into my periphery. He epitomizes so much I want to be in my life, yet short [...]
Toward Acceptance
I’m turning forty this year. With this realization have come many others, including “why do I continue emotionally raging at my body?” It is the shape it is likely to be, without a great deal of variation, for the remainder of my years. For me, being thin means hard work; I have to work out [...]
Grown-Up Girls
As of two nights ago, the chickies have been permanently relocated to their own enclosure. Thus far, things are going quite well – even though the weather has been absolute crap; high winds, cold heavy rains, thunder, lightning, freezing temps. Still, despite these nasty factors, they’ve been out and foraging and running around. They were, [...]
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Now Reading
Planned books:
- Bringing It to the Table: On Farming and Food by Wendell Berry
- The Lovely Bones by Sebold Alice
- A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
- Luka and the Fire of Life: A Novel by Salman Rushdie
- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Current books:
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The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry by Wendell Berry
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Vintage) by Stieg Larsson
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Poachers: Stories by Tom Franklin
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Song of Ice and Fire Set: A Game of Thrones, a Clash of Kings, a Storm of Swords, a Feast for Crows, by George R. R. Martin
Recent books:
- Ill Wind by Nevada Barr
- A Superior Death (An Anna Pigeon Novel) by Nevada Barr
- Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr
- Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter. by Tom Franklin by Tom Franklin
- Safe from the Sea by Peter Geye
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