Aug 28, 2024
Today was a record breaking day. I got out of a building supply store having spent less than ten dollars (record number one – it’s usually hundreds for even a small project). I completed a plumbing repair after only one trip to the store (record number two...
Aug 23, 2024
I was reminded this week about the power of the media and how susceptible I am to it. I don’t watch the news, have no social media presence, and don’t discuss politics if I can help it. This stems from my experience of surviving an attack by a political...
Aug 16, 2024
Kintsugi, like sonder, is one of those words that has no direct equivalent in English. As a practice it stands in direct opposition to our society’s conventional wisdom. It’s a method of repair of items, like ceramic pots or dishes, that have been broken into several...
Aug 13, 2024
I’ve been watching the Olympics, as I usually do. It’s always interesting, if sometimes a little unsettling (breakdancing as an Olympic sport?), watching people who work for years honing and refining their natural abilities, culminating in one five minute or two...
Aug 9, 2024
Yesterday afternoon I was out in the garden when I heard a loud crack; the dogs ran over to the edge of the front yard and started barking and running back and forth. By the time I got over there it was clear that an old dead tree was the source of the noise, and...
