(Note: if you missed the first post about spinning the year 2025 in yarns, here it is. I’ve given up, however, on the illusion of writing these post in anything like real time.)February was filled with the arts, and special moments of friendship. I read only a few books, since my calendar was chock full… Continue reading February’s yarns
(Note: if you missed my last post about spinning a year of yarns, here it is. I hope to be writing in something like real time reasonably soon, and this is the first of my catch-up posts.) The year did not start off great. I woke up on New Year's Day with a beast of… Continue reading January’s yarns
Each time I receive the annual reminder from WordPress that it's time to renew my blog domain, I cringe at how long it's been since I've written, and wonder if I should keep it. In the 6 years since I walked away from (most forms of) social media, I've become less and less used to… Continue reading A year in yarns
It's July 1st, which means that half of this calendar year is gone. Unfortunately it's been little more than a numbing blur of work, but I'm currently halfway through a brief vacation, and am starting to regain some feeling. If you're a regular reader of this blog, you may be noticing this recurring theme. In… Continue reading Half-life
Happy new year, happy new everything. I've got a new, freshly cracked open journal, a clear set of intentions and practices for the year, and my brain is downright buzzing with things I want to dump on you write and talk with you about. But before I do, a little clearing of my mental shelves… Continue reading Shelf space
I've been trying, with limited success, to include a quarterly reading update here on the blog. In real life, talking with people about what they've read recently is one of my favorite ways of connecting, and I hope that my evolving reading habits over the course of a year - and over the years -… Continue reading The birds and the trees
So yeah, it's the middle of autumn. But since we're experiencing our now-standard late-October "peak summer" weather here in San Diego, it feels like as good a time as any for a quick update on my summer reading list. I love the idea of "summer reading," although it's not something that I actually do. I… Continue reading Summer time in fall
I've long supported the idea that an essential component of living well is keeping death close, a part of our daily experiences. My hope is that by talking often and openly about illness, decline, and dying, I'm preparing myself and those I care about in practical, emotional, and spiritual ways for the unknown path that… Continue reading The Art of Dying Well
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