I asked for autumn and Canada delivered. This morning I did my long run, eight miles, through the Canadian woods on a quiet swatch of […]
Connecting in Toronto
I’m in Canada! I arrived in Toronto yesterday for my first visit to Canada. The connections here are threefold: One, visiting and staying with family […]
Working on Working Remote
I’m making an effort to get better at working remote and help others do the same. As the workforce changes (and as my life changes) […]
A Cavernous Hunger
I am back in Austin, after ten days of visiting Wisconsin, and along with trying to shake off those post-vacation blues, I realize I also […]
Room for Strangers
I broke my antisocial travel rule this morning and conversed with a stranger on an airplane. The flight from Green Bay to Chicago is relatively […]
Tonight, a Hot Tub
After a morning walk to Egg Habor. After breakfast sandwiches and tater tots and beignets. After shopping in local boutiques. After cruising around the harbor […]
Start at the Water
I’ve said it before yet it bears repeating: when you don’t know what to do, go outside. Or better, whether you know what to do […]
Home
There’s a shirt for sale in one of the Fish Creek shops that has “Home” printed on it, the “o” replaced with the shape of […]
I Am So Lucky
Spending a weekend with my mom shows me the brighter side of the coin: how joyful it is to just be together and have fun. We spend more time sewing seeds than trimming branches. More time painting vision’s for the future than spreading balm on the wounds of the past. I love that about my mom. Even when I was a child, she took what I said seriously. I think it gave me faith in my voice that saved me in the foggier moments.
Muti, Uchida & Mozart
“What do you think about when you’re listening?” I asked my Mom during intermission. We were at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Muti, Uchida & Mozart. […]