An Anniversary Of Sorts
I’m not going to write about yesterday. Not going to write about how surprised I was to find myself shedding tears watching Jennifer Lopez sing Woody Guthrie on the Capitol […]
Category Archives: northwest
Small Dominions
I have come to realize that knowing a place – having walked it – gives me a small sense of dominion over it. That having wandered the streets of Punta […]
An Evolving Cast of Characters
The last time we had pigs on the farm was…not an optimal experience. It was a learning opportunity. It was a shining counterexample to the dictum that everything is either […]
Chop Wood, Carry Water
Of course we knew it wouldn’t be over on Nov 3rd. But I’ve been neglecting so many other things in my life while I dove head first into getting involved. […]
Keeping On Keeping On
Barack Obama came to me in a dream a few nights ago, gave me a high five and told me “You’ve got this.” Honestly, I’m not so sure. Part of […]
In Which Google Saves One Tiny Life (and possibly some vegetables)
A couple of days ago I was weeding the beets that I’m going to try to overwinter when a little black scurry dashed between the bits of pulled grass and […]
I Needed That…
Given the confluence of my rising stress levels, an impending presidential debate and an unexpectedly benign turn in the weather, it was pretty clear what I needed to do: get […]
Windfall
If you were to ask the storm, it would probably say it got held up in traffic. Fall technically arrived yesterday morning at 6:30, but didn’t start in earnest until […]
Get Lost
Between the drive south, the week on the ship, a week in Palo Alto, a week driving Jem out to Missouri, flying back to California, driving back up the coast […]
I’m on a Boat (or Two)
Winding down my week on the ship, even in port, I’m tired. After just one week. Trying to remember how I managed a month at a time. Trying to fathom […]
