Atlanta, GA September 5, 2020 Time wastes too fast: every letter I trace tells me with what rapidity life follows my pen. The days and hours of it are flying over our heads like clouds of a windy day never to return. – Laurence Sterne Slow down, you crazy child, And take the phone off […]
Paris, France April 25, 2000 Virgil traced Athenian etymology to a contest between Athēnâ and Poseidon. The one who bestowed the greatest gift would become patron of the polis. The sea god provided a horse. The goddess of wisdom offered the olive. Cecrops, and history, accepted the bitter fruit of feminine favor. Dante’s poet also […]
Atlanta, GA August 16, 2020 Raising a child is filled with anxious moments. Many relate to mobility, motion, and movement. When he pulls himself from his crib. When he crawls to the top of the stairs. When he rises on two feet. When he starts putting one of them in front of the other. When […]
Glenn, MI July 31, 2020 Time wastes too fast: every letter I trace tells me with what rapidity life follows my pen. The days and hours of it are flying over our heads like clouds of a windy day never to return. – Laurence Sterne, Tristram Shandy As those who know me are aware, I […]
Glenn, MI July 28, 2020 The waves that rose and the rain that fell Sunday night continued thru the small hours Monday morning. By sunrise, the rain had gone…but sea, sky, and wind remained ominous. As I contemplated our options for the day, the phone rang. After a wishing me good morning, the caller got […]
Glenn, MI July 27, 2020 Because we enjoy watching the water from a house in Michigan doesn’t mean we like seeing it flood our house in Georgia. But, for whatever reason, the last couple times I’ve come here, leaks have sprung there. In June, it came from our guest bath, destroyed the ceiling below, and […]
Glenn, MI July 26, 2020 The temperature is cool and the coffee is hot. At my back, behind the house, the sun is rising. On the bird-feeder, a goldfinch stares down a black squirrel, and begins to eat. Between them and me…about twelve feet away…my bunny is back, enjoying his breakfast. Kurt Richebacher, who for […]
Glenn, MI July 24, 2020 Yesterday, after David woke, he joined me over coffee by the lake. We chatted for an hour so, including about our itinerary for the day. The weather is beautiful and the water is “warm”, so we planned time on the beach. Then we realized…we had to go to South Haven. […]
Glenn, MI July 23, 2020 I am in my usual spot. On the edge of the bluff, morning coffee in hand, and a small, wary bunny a few feet away…keeping an eye on me as he chews cautiously on a few blades of grass. The bunny may feel less apprehensive than he normally might, for […]
Chartres, France April 24, 2000 Like Johann Pachelbel, Jonas Salk, or Monica Lewinsky, some people are known for only one thing. So are certain places. Giza conjures the pyramids. Agra evokes the Taj. Green Bay means the Packers. And Chartres summons its cathedral. We said goodbye this morning to Château de Tertres, and wound our […]