The first major chore today was outside work. And I didn’t do it. I spent over an hour this morning sipping coffee and watching tree trimmers dispatch ungainly branches, trim off dead wood, letting sunshine spill onto grass and plants that had been withering in the...
I Have that degree Somewhere For somebody with a college degree, I am one who understands very few of any of the devices upon which I rely.* That’s why The Way Things Work by David Macaulay — among many of his illustrated books —was such a practical tutorial for...
Changing a Little Equation (Note: I consulted no math book to double check my assumptions about my life’s little equation,— only for the “art.” ) A grim statistic is changing my life's little equation: Covid deaths in the USA have reached 1,000,000. COVID is spiking...
Over the years, I discovered one thread is woven through many discussions of eczema: emotional wellness. Stress and anxiety can be as effective triggers of an eczema flare as fragrances, and other environmental factors. When the skin doctors once asked if I felt...
I Heard “And this room is where the late term abortions were performed,” the guide said. I recently toured a former abortion facility. Now it is a pregnancy recourses center. I stared into a large room, stunned that anything like this could have happened a few blocks...
When is a Wart Not Wart? For nearly eighteen months, I thought I had one problem; so did a doctor. Together, we followed a course of treatment. I thought I had a wart on my little old foot, she did too. I tried the home remedies yo no avail; she tried the medical...
Living happily ever after is a hope that is hard to come by everywhere but fairy tales. Living happily each day, though, is possible. Many times I have heard and read, “don't waste your suffering.” God intends for our deep joy and intimacy to be in suffering; he sets...
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