I’m sitting here in my study. I just got done with a short walk before starting the ‘inside’ portion of my day. I had some oatmeal and an orange this morning for breakfast. I’ve had several cups of good black coffee. None of this was according to plan! None of it! By this point in … Continue reading Not According to Plan
Happy Hike-a-Thoner
Since I was a boy growing up in Gatlinburg I have loved to hike. I’ve have hiked all over the Smokies and Tennessee. I have hiked in the rain forests of Alaska, and the volancoes in Hawai’i, in the Olympics and Cascades in Washington, in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon, in the Red Rocks … Continue reading Happy Hike-a-Thoner
My Tree
There are times when I feel as if I was born out of time—I should have been a druid! I love trees! In a very intimate way I adore trees. This is not some new thing for me. I have loved trees since I was a child. I grew up in the woods on a … Continue reading My Tree
Face(in a)Book
Much is being said about the media in our world today. Much of it is being said by the media—often pointing fingers at others and their perspectives. Social media especially is a form of decentralized communication that is open to all manner of comments. Some think it has gained too much influence, some think it … Continue reading Face(in a)Book
Speaking Fluid Java
It is National Coffee Day—one of those lesser known holidays that probably come about for the sake of some commercial interest. But I have to say that this one interests me a lot! I really enjoy coffee. There’s a story there. Grab a mug and listen up. My dad was an early riser and he … Continue reading Speaking Fluid Java
Pandemic Pals
Okay, so we’re all tired of hearing anything ‘pandemic.’ It has been an incredibly challenging and confusing year. 2020 was a great big mess for all kinds of reasons, but mostly because we had to learn ‘social distancing.’ We were advised to stay away from others who were not part of our immediate living situation. … Continue reading Pandemic Pals
Shot of Comfort
We are one year into the COVID pandemic. It is an incredibly sad anniversary. More than 500,000 Americans are dead from the disease. Virtually everyone knows someone who is no longer with us because of this virus. There are still more cases coming, and that means that there will be more deaths to count in … Continue reading Shot of Comfort
Hit or Miss
Connection. During these days of this deadly disease when we have all had to be ‘safe at home’ and learn ‘social distancing,’ we have also had to give attention to the nature of our connections. When we understand that we have a virus that we cannot see and that we also can’t see symptoms of … Continue reading Hit or Miss
In Like a Monkey
March came in like a monkey. Not a lion, although it was very windy, rainy, and stormy in the night. Not like a lamb, although there are brighter and calmer days in the forecast. No, for me it was a monkey. My brain lit up at about 2:00am on the first day of March. I … Continue reading In Like a Monkey
So Unoriginal
I hate to read. I hate to have a good book in my hands that is clear and focused. I hate to read the words that seem so obvious that there is no point in arguing with them. I hate it, because I am forever and always finding books and reading them and thinking to … Continue reading So Unoriginal
Character in the Making 