About A Dog
22 November I don’t remember when I started doing it, but at some point I realized that about once a year or so I would mentally go over the dogs I’ve had and loved throughout my life. There was…
Go To The Limits of Your Longing
Several years ago I was talking to a woman about a hiking trip she had taken and I was instantly inspired. I didn’t do anything with the impulse. But I did file it away, hoping I would dust it…
Educated Females Are The Enemy
Last winter I ordered some boots. They’re Blundstones and they’re so freaking comfortable. Comfortable, that is, when I can wear them. They’re pull-ons and great goo-ga-moo-ga – they’re hard as hell to get on. Once they’re cradling my feeties, I…
This Is Why I Can’t Have Nice Things
A few days ago I posted about how I miss nature. I do. Be careful how you wish, y’all. I thought I had learned that from “The Incredible Mr. Limpet.” Two nights ago, I was settled in and watching some…
Ordinary Nature
I miss Nature. I’m talking about ordinary Nature, not Big Nature. I miss that, too, but Big Nature isn’t something I’ve been around on a super-regular basis. No – I’m missing green. This isn’t new. We don’t have much green…
The Great Equalizer
The washing machine died a while back. I was on the verge of resigning myself to having to buy a new one when I thought to look up my receipt. I found it and saw that I had purchased an…
The Edge of Where I’ve Been
I have stayed away from this little blog for so long now, it would be easy to say I’ve quite forgotten it. But that isn’t true. While it has gathered dust in the corner of my brain-hole, it has held…