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 [...]
Tolerance & Compassion, Vorlons & Shadows
In the fall of last year, I made a promise to myself to be more tolerant of, and to espouse less anger toward people who are on the opposite side of the political spectrum. As many of us are, I was completely swept up in the current of mocking and sometimes even outright rage toward [...]
Life is What Happens While You’re Making Other Plans
Here we are, eight months after my mother was struck by an inattentive driver while in her car. During this time, she has received very little cognitive treatment due to a variety of complicating factors. The two main issues are, 1.) she is was a self-employed psychologist in private practice, thus her health insurance was [...]
Should the Federal Government Stop Funding Public Broadcasting?
This morning on my too, too early Saturday commute to work, I had National Public Radio on (as I tend to have on 99% of the time when I’m in the car.) The Saturday morning show, “On the Media,” is generally one of my least favorites. The hosts sound a little too “winky” and snarky, [...]
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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