A Farm: A few months ago a woman mailed me a very old photo; a cow in a field of short grass. In the background was a man and a boy on a tractor, they were in straw hats. Even from fifty years away … [Read more...] about A Boy and A Farm From Long Ago
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Moon Shine
Sometimes I forget how much I need to be by the sea. I live away from it, possibly intentionally. That fact makes the moments of encounter extraordinary and meaningful. I look at the moon … [Read more...] about Moon Shine
It Doesn’t Make Any Sense
I’ve been looking at this photo all morning. I’m trying to imagine the guy working in the factory, the guy driving the 20 year old pick-up truck, the guy whose kids eat hot-dogs and boxed Mac and … [Read more...] about It Doesn’t Make Any Sense
Fridays Adventure in IT
My reputation for grumpiness is something I want written into my elegy. I’m sure I can count on my daughter for that. Friday was a perfect example of (literally) 100 emails that could have been one … [Read more...] about Fridays Adventure in IT
Justice in America
Brittney Griner has been taking me back to the Rockefeller Drug Laws in New York in the 70s. Of course I think she should be free, and this whole scene is a disgrace and a sham, and a political game, … [Read more...] about Justice in America
