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8.7.2016
It is commonly accepted that one should strive to “live in the now,” to “be present.” I don’t dispute this wisdom. There is a great deal of distraction in life and given enough rein, distraction will...
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10.16.2016
All That is Solid Melts into Air Last Tuesday, three days after my 61st birthday, I was thigh-high in the Blue, just outside Silverthorne, Colorado. The water was cold, in the low fifties. The air was...
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12.25.2015
There was a surprising number of people at the trailhead this Christmas morning. Some of them wished me a Merry Christmas, which I returned. A few simply nodded and smiled. It was a beautiful morning,...
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2.11.2017
We’d been camping in the Laguna Mountains for a few days and had the place to ourselves. We had no internet and no cell coverage. Our days were lazy and we filled them with books, walks, and the...
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9.5.2017 (p.m.)
Two days ago my two-year old granddaughter said something that I’ve been thinking a lot about. We were walking to the park. Her little hand was wrapped around my extended finger. She was looking...
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Red Feather Lakes, CO., el 8800 Did you hear the one about Jesus Christ, Moses, and the Zen Master? Jesus Christ, Moses, and a Zen Master were out on pilgrimage. They were trekking through a remote...
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Moleskine notes Three weeks ago I left southern Virginia, west-bound. Today I entered Mountain Time. And I saw a Western Kingbird. I must be heading in the right direction. * * * I’ve spent a lot of...
View ArticleConsumption Rejected
It is Black Friday, our new national holiday. Today we are encouraged to attend the Church of Eternal Retail and asked to take communion at the altar of consumption. I was once a dues paying member of...
View ArticleMy cousin Neal.
I am an only child. Growing up, my cousins, Neal and Diane, were the closest I had to siblings. Like a lot of families who are spread out, our lives intersected only occasionally after we grew up and...
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In The Mountains, Again.
The view of Peak One Campground from uptop mountainside. We’ve been in the mountains only two weeks. My lungs are trying to figure out what’s going on. The morning run-walk up the mountainside is a bit...
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