I am not 100% honest on these posts, I feel. Instead, they end up being a random amalgam of whatever is on my mind– which turns out to be a…
I am currently surrounded by a horde of loud, squealing children who are amped up on pack mentality, budding hormones, and spring. “Just the kind of scenario to scare those…
This is how I feel most of the time: But sometimes, I feel more like this: It’s almost as if it were not the same person. One person is goofy,…
Today, fifty years ago, Yuri Gagarin was awesome. Like, literally: awesome. Awe-inspiringly, jaw-droppingly, out-of-this-worldly awesome, and I can’t even begin to imagine how crazy and frightening and thrilling his one…
The picture you see above was taken exactly one year ago: April 7, 2010. It’s a dogwood (Cornus florida) in bloom. One year later, I can tell you with not…
Spring is toying with my emotions. One day the idyllic perfection of a dry and warm day without mosquitoes brings out pasty whiteness and makes us all believe that yes,…
