WARNING: THIS MAY GET A LITTLE “JACK HANDY” AT POINTS. APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE. I am envious people who are strong enough to follow their aspirations instead of following a path that society proscribed for them. They are the ones who do things that they find meaningful and fulfilling instead of simply going to a job [...]
I was about to write a long winding post about my constant obsessing for changing things, but I don’t have that energy right now. And I doubt that you’ve got the energy to read it anyway. Instead I’m just going to say that I’m sitting in my dining room, drinking good coffee and listening to [...]
When I lived in Fells Point in 1996 I cut the tip of my finger off chopping green peppers. Mike fixed me up. I’m pretty sure he’s still there at liquid earth. Here’s a story from those days. Some day I’ll lean how to chop. Then I won’t hack parts of my fingers and thumb [...]
The roads outside Lancaster, PA lumber up and down rolling hills and skirt ridges for miles. Framed by corn fields, they each have a peculiar rut down the center of each lane where the pounding of horse hooves have worn down the asphalt. They are also littered with horse – ahem – dung. This is [...]
Often, we find ourselves dwelling in dark places, with little joy, and we find it difficult to recognize the true gifts we have in life. Perhaps these gifts are our parents, our children, or our spouse. Perhaps these gifts are friends or teachers who have helped us along the way. Maybe these gifts are simple [...]