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Plugged in. It's a weird kick. To know "what's happening." Too much news. Too "newsy" for your health. Mental, P...

Character.  What do you do when the chips are down? When there is a crisis? When you don't know the right answer? When you are scrambl...

"What's the frequency, Kenneth?" "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" is a song by the American alternative rock ba...

Everything is different this morning. I wake in a different bed, in a different house, breathing different air. It's a bit weird, disori...

I am "on the road" this morning. In a foreign place. It's a rainy morning. Dark. I am feeling a bit wistful. Uncertain. Tentat...

Who knew? That our Politics would be our Religion? Who knew that every action and decision would be guided by our Politics? Who knew that we...

“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thre...

Fight the gloom. Wrestle with the darkness. Rise above the pain and heartache. Acknowledge the sadness,  push thru to the light. It's no...

I am reading William Gibson's novel "Peripheral." I am so happy to be reading a William Gibson novel. I've read many. He ...

What can a Poor Soul count upon? Gravity. Coffee. Pasta. Art. Music. Silence. Dreams. Creative Impulse. The a.m. soundtrack - Donnie Darko M...

Ok. It's been a long morning already. Went to bed early, and got up super-early. Spent some of the morning listening to the radio. The B...

"You don't worry about the future." I "found" this message, hatched from a fortune cookie, yesterday. I mean, I mus...

We pretend to be rational beings. "Rationality" is a mask that we put on once in awhile. I first got that idea, many years ago, fr...

You think you are swimming along ok. Chill. The days stretch out and, there are long hours of silence, time for long walks, biking, silent c...

"I don't want to be a vector of infection."  - A sentence from a sweet, young bartender at our local micro-brewery. Why was I ...

Yes. Yesterday. Sunday. Another long day in the the sunshine. It's our new thing. Venture out to the lakefront, find a comfy, sheltering...

A long walk yesterday. The two of us, just like moths, went to the light. It was a sunny, windy day. We found a sheltered spot, our backs ag...

Still waters run deep. Yes. I am a long-time meditator. I can still my mind. I can let my emotions flow & dissipate with the best of the...

Out of control. Or maybe better, not in control. That is a lesson. Hah!  Like we need another damn lesson. Life teaches us that rarely are w...

Yes. The Pandemic has changed us. No doubt. Vox tells us there are 8 new habits we should all keep post-lockdown.... Check it out. Pretty go...