I’ve read the hobbit a half-a-dozen times in my life and if you haven’t read the book, it’s likely you’ve seen the movie. It’s beginning, may be the best beginning, of any grand adventure ever told. Recently I heard a short summary, to this beginning, and I urge you not to use it as a … Continue reading You Will not be the Same When You Return
I can’t say I remember the exact moment or how exacting any memory from 34 or 35 years ago can be. I’m waiting outside for my Dad, on the front sidewalk of our house, “Come on, come on Dad I’m ready,” I’m saying. “Hold your horses, Dad’s got to get his shoes on. We’ve got … Continue reading First in a Series
Given the choice between the experience of pain and nothing, I would choose pain. -William Faulkner -It's perfectly fine if you don't believe…because no matter what you believe, fukú believes in you." -The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao “Take a guess on how high your number was,” he asked me seeming almost excited. “I … Continue reading This Does Not Define Us
With his steel blue eyes, often furrowed brow, and an unrelenting blonde colic sprouting from the crown of his head, that is always slightly visible, my son asks a lot of questions. To his credit he is only 4, questions is what he has a lot of. Why are lemons sour? Why is there still … Continue reading What Four Year Olds and Ancient Taoist Farmers Have to Teach
