1. Last time we did this, something like 11 years ago, we followed the advice of some seasoned travelers who recommended staying up all night before the flight so that we’d be so exhausted that we’d sleep on the plane and wake up ready for a new day when we touched down in Paris. It […]
Yearly Archives: 2015
Recalibration
Wed, 16 Sep 2015, 06:05 AM (-06:00)
We are back, now. This isn’t Italy, anymore. Nor Switzerland. There are no mountains out this window. No steeply sloped green pastures with cows grazing. There are no bells pealing during the day. No cobblestone streets. No sidewalks lined with tables where people relax and sit and talk and drink their drinks. In an absolute […]
Photographic Breadcrumbs
Fri, 28 Aug 2015, 10:53 PM (-06:00)
This is nothing new, I suppose, it having been so silent around here of late. But… it’s going to be a bit silent around here for a while. I don’t expect to lay my hands on a keyboard for a while, and that is a good thing. Nor the fair and industrious Trudy. We shall […]
My People Among ‘Em
Thu, 27 Aug 2015, 12:27 AM (-06:00)
In the sun, on the stairs, smiling and squinting at the camera, there stood a crowd of people. Kentuckians for the Commonwealth. It’s time for New Power!, the sign read. And wait. No wait. Look there, that’s Katherine and behind her Julia and in the shark shirt and oversized hat, that’s Jack, right? And wait. […]
Because
Sun, 23 Aug 2015, 11:21 AM (-06:00)
We rose early this morning. There was work to do in the yard, tomato plants to cut back, Hackberry trees to hack out, leaves to blow and rake. And then we went for breakfast tacos. But I found my attention drawn away from the bounty on the table, because…
Three Minutes and So On
Sun, 23 Aug 2015, 06:43 AM (-06:00)
1. Three minutes until sunrise. That’s what they said on the radio as morning light slid into the bedroom thru the blinds on the windows behind us. I’m lying still, she said. I don’t want the dogs barking, yet. But it didn’t last long, because when she rolled over (or was it me?), Mr. Guinness […]
The Explanation He Promised
Sun, 26 Jul 2015, 09:10 PM (-06:00)
1. Talking to Alan I made the mistake, years ago, of telling Alan that I had explained to a roomful of fourth graders that it probably made sense that Pluto’s status as a planet was revoked. It made sense, I told them, because we now know that there are other bodies beyond Pluto, some larger […]
It Was Something
Sat, 25 Jul 2015, 07:44 PM (-06:00)
Did you see that moon? I don’t just mean that half-moon hanging at the top of the heavens tonite just after sunset, although that one casts a fine moon shadow when you’re out late. I mean the moon that was there a week ago or so. Closer to the sun. Alongside Venus about the time, […]
Amazing Grace
Sat, 27 Jun 2015, 07:42 AM (-06:00)
Several years ago, I sat around a table in the evening with some of the most important people in my life. The incandescent light of the place glowed on our faces as it has so many evenings over the years. I was talking about an uncertain job and a desire to teach. My cousin was […]
The Rains We Had
Wed, 3 Jun 2015, 10:49 PM (-06:00)
1. Baling Water In the morning on one of those days, between the rains of the night before and the rains there were about to come, the fair and industrious Trudy and I stood beside the galvanized tub in the backyard where our leeks and watermelons grow, baling. We took plastic cups, the two of […]