A Well-Intentioned Lie
So, hi. I know it’s been since spring that I wrote anything here, and for that I apologize. A few of you have left emails and comments asking if I was ok – I am. Thanks. What I have been, however, is relatively depressed and unmotivated, struggling with day-to-day tasks and not having much energy [...]
Finding A Sense of Permanence
“Stability” isn’t really a word I’ve had a vast familiarity with since leaving home. Moving yearly all though college, dragging myself across the country on a snap decision, having very cool but very erratic experiences out there, moving back home on another impulse, never having a relationship that lasted more than a year or two… [...]
The Awkward Holiday List Post
For convenience’s sake, I typically put my holiday wish list on my blog. This year, I am also making some recommendations for special gifts you might like to bring home for someone on your list. Frankly, I am tired of feeding the giant corporate machine. I don’t need or want any more Stuff this year, [...]
Yoga, Part Next
I am mindful that my little seeker brain hunts for new things to adore, exhausts them and moves on to the next target. It’s been my modus operandi for most of my life, with a few things excepted. I am, by nature, a seeker. I love new things. Until recently, I viewed this as a [...]
The Fundamentals of Change
Wow – pretty profound title, right? It sounds as if I might be able to impart some actual wisdom there. Sadly, as you have all come to learn, I do not have a great deal of wisdom to offer. Still, I have my thoughts and opinions, and here they are. Life right now is all [...]
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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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