Sep 20, 2021
I was beginning my afternoon nap when the noise from the bathroom started. A quick recon pinpointed the source – a large hole in the outside wall between the window and the corner of the house. This particular squirrel had wisely (so it thought) chosen a...
Sep 18, 2021
If a millionaire sat in front of a fire and burned one dollar a second, it would take a little over 11 days to go through the million dollars. A billionaire sitting at that same fire, burning money at the same pace, would have to keep it up for over 30 years. Someone...
Sep 10, 2021
Ellen Reid is a sound artist who creates custom music linked to specific landscapes. This morning my wife and I sampled her newest project at Ijams Nature Center here in Knoxville. Ijams is a 300 acre natural area a few minutes from downtown. Trails both paved and...
Sep 2, 2021
Ram Dass said once that we’re all just walking each other home. These days I’m thinking about my father in light of that insight. It’s been almost a month since my mother died. She was ninety and we had a good long time together, but losing her still hurts. I imagine...
