I fired up my old computer for the first time in months. I’ve been using my work computer at home most of the time – a practice I usually avoid. Since I’d be turning my work computer in at the end of the week, I needed to test the old laptop to see if it…
LOVE (10/1/19)
I love love. I love the concept of it. I love the complexity of it. I love the theory and the execution of it. I try to think about it every day. I try to read about it every day. I think it may be the highest pursuit for a human being. There are, of…
GUILT
Lately, I’ve been feeling bad about a few things. It doesn’t take much. I typically feel like I’m always in someone else’s way and I’m usually looking at what I’ve done wrong in any given situation. Add to this my tendency to try to feel how someone else might be feeling (walk in their shoes)…
HOME (9/29/19)
I think a lot about the word home. I mean a lot. It’s probably my favorite word in the English language. For me, it evokes such a sense of comfort, but also longing. I love songs that tackle the issue of home, poems and quotes too. I think if you’ve ever felt a strong sense…
CLEAN UP IN AISLE 4
I didn’t write last night. I feel bad about that. I didn’t have anything to write about, or perhaps the words just weren’t there…. I’m having a similar challenge tonight. Lack of material, lack of focus, and think I might want to go out to listen to music. But I’m trying to establish a habit….
DISTRACTION
The Phone, the phone, the phone. One thing I would like to cultivate is a better attention span. Years ago when I was in grad school I read a few books (which of course made me an expert) on how technology changes our brain. The evidence is alarming, if not scary. I’ve felt the change….
SO IT GOES.
“When a Tralfamadorian sees a corpse, all he thinks is that the dead person is in bad condition in that particular moment, but that the same person is just fine in plenty of other moments. Now, when I myself hear that somebody is dead, I simply shrug and say what the Tralfamadorians say about dead…
DAILY ENSŌ
About two years ago I met a woman from North Jersey. Her name is Tamara, the accent is on the first syllable (Tam-ara). We met online, and then in person. We went to Freehold, NJ for drinks and dinner. She’s pretty, and chill, and also on the spiritual side. We had a great conversation –…
TIME TOGETHER, TIME APART
I went out with my friend Hank tonight. We grabbed pizza and beers in New Hope. Hank was coming down from a week of live shows. His brain was mush and he needed calm. He also needs to get back in to domestic mode. His partner, Kasia, returns from an extended (as in seven week)…
PETS
I’m watching my tubby and partially blind tuxedo cat, Nicolas (Nick), bat around a little cat toy that looks like a lamb. As I’m building this blog and thinking about topics for consideration, pets are pretty near and dear to me (and lots of people). They comfort us, they don’t judge, they need us, and…
LIVE SHOW: BILLY HECTOR 9/20/19
Last night my friend Tim and I went to see Billy Hector Band at John & Peter’s. Here’s a random picture of Tim from a blues picnic a few years ago…. Not at all related to the show, but Tim’s wife Bryn always likes to point out that I’m Tim’s oldest friend (I’m really not…