hiking day I look forward to the quiet away from street noise and sirens distant construction and lawn care providers I want an imperial freedom meaning vast and unencumbered I want to do as I please or more importantly live without the seeming hassles I currently face this and that and always, … More what’s beautiful
It’s when you wake up and realize you’re not anxious. Not really worried today. Just tired. Tired for no real reason and sad. Desperately sad because nothing will happen today. Nothing that will fill the void. Nothing that will bring back what’s been lost. Or what was never to be. It’s just a day. The … More steel wool
A woman arrested. I saw the officers walk her out of the house. Four police cars out front. They escorted her to the police van. Which was in addition to the cruisers. My mind went inside the house. Does she have children? Did they see the arrest? What was her crime? Drugs? I witnessed it while running. … More blue
My daughter and I cherish our Thursday nights and Saturday mornings at Fitness Boxing. Our local YMCA offers a class, taught by a cool middle aged guy named James. We’ve developed a fondness for James. Perhaps partly because of our own personal James [my son/her brother]. Alas, James the boxing instructor could not teach our … More alright to be sad
This morning my daughter and I celebrated the recent news of her foreign exchange placement. She is going to the Czech Republic next school year. She is excited and relieved to finally know where she’ll spend her year abroad, as am I and the rest of our family. We had croissants at National Boulangerie, a … More celebration in the midst
I have a grandma who stopped going to church, probably sometime around 1960 something. My grandpa continued without her. This went on for years, as in probably 30 or more. They finally moved to a different town and she got back into it. Not so happily, I imagine, but she went. At least she went … More My Children’s Church
Last night I finished reading The Happiness Project. I really enjoyed the book and have joined the Happier at Home 21-Day Relationship Challenge. So far I’m keeping up with my New Year’s resolutions pretty well. The projects I’ve set out to do this month are progressing well. I’ve incorporated fruit into my breakfast everyday in … More kind of ironic
Upon a Sunny Day 