Trying to meditate

Stumble down the stairs. Open the blinds or keep them closed. Turn off the front and back porch lights. Set […]


My ears are hurting (sometimes)

Cuss words are best when they are used rarely. When they are sprinkled repeatedly throughout a conversation, when they are […]



Round-up 2

Stuff I Did Saw the play, Stones in His Pockets (running ‘til March 16) at the Lyric Theatre with a new […]


9 year olds are children

Definition of the word child from Encarta Dictionary: English A young human being. A young human being between birth and […]


Internship?

Question: What is the difference between an intern and an entry-level staff person? Answer: One extracts free or low-stipended work […]



Saturday Roundup

Stuff I DidWatched snow fall and fall and fall. Listened to thunder but couldn’t really see the lightning because the […]


Thank you neighbors & strangers

Thank you to the thousands of people whose labor during blizzards, power-outages, hurricanes and other disasters or big events, keep me […]


Candelaria’s Indicators

Recently, I’ve seen presentations by three different organizations – one non-profit, one corporate, and one government – which featured graphic maps […]




The Martian Probe

How about I’m here at this event because I was invited like I presume you were? (Actually, I don’t presume. […]


Books Read in 2012

Key: **** superb *** really liked ** liked * it was okay () pure fluff (Note: I’ve written short assessments […]



Three unexpected thank yous

I received three unexpected thank you notes in the past week. All of them were from young people – 1 […]


Late fall pleasures

Two simple pleasures happen in the late fall each year. The first is the blooming of our Christmas cactus. I can’t […]


Feeling at Home

When I first thought of this post, I thought it was going to be about having cultural event fatigue. My […]



More,please

I have so much to be thankful for and I recognize and give thanks every day. You know I do – […]



A child is not an adult

A child is a child no matter what they do, how they talk, their size, or their walk. Being a […]