Climate Change Blues Gotcha?

Climate Change Blues Gotcha?

  Bummed out by relentless rains? Friends lost their homes to forest fires? Feeling sorry for those retreating glaciers, melting ice caps, and starving polar bears? Stuck at the airport with flight cancellations? Your basement’s leaking, and that’s never...
Gifts From Australia

Gifts From Australia

  My recent Australian visit had me reflecting on our North American norms and how we staunchly defend, like every nation, our unique, though perfectly arbitrary ways and assumptions. While Australia is clearly part of our current international...
The Keystone in the Arch?

The Keystone in the Arch?

  I lead an extraordinarily privileged life, almost entirely filled with activities I enjoy. But one thing was missing, an intimate relationship. I may have found that. Here’s how this short journey has been so far. I met my new friend over coffee several weeks...
Stay Cool — Part 2 of 2

Stay Cool — Part 2 of 2

  This is part 2 of some simple practices and truths that help me cope in our Culture of Anxiety. To keep the postings short, the list was divided into two parts. Part 1 was Change is constant, too much is stressful. I am a real animal, not an idealized being. We...
My Covid July

My Covid July

  I tested Covid positive Friday, July 1st after a night broken by four hours of severe flu symptoms. I was tired and expected a five-day stay-at-home, plus another five days of limited outside time fully masked. It wasn’t that simple. Staying at home felt...