If I am falling behind, I'm sorry. My life has been somewhat transformed by falling head over heels in love.

1. Sea of Glory, Nathaniel Philbrick ( Read more... )

"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back-- Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth that ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never ( Read more... )

so here's the game, begun in January but I'm really only now getting around to playing ( Read more... )

I witnessed today two instances of parents being really good parents. In both - mothers each time - they were playing with their 4-7 year old child, being silly, acting rediculous, making the child totally happy, and completely heedless of how silly or rediculous their actions may have looked. A weaker person would have been moved to be self- ( Read more... )

It's a new paradigm this Christmas. For starters, due to some scheduling conflicts on Christmas Day, our inter-family gift exchange will be held tonight, on Christmas Eve. This is somewhat strange for me. For my entire life my parents have raised us with the firm, dare I say, immutable law that not a single package is to be opened on Christmas ( Read more... )

I wished for something
soft and extraordinary
boots crunching, I smile

Happy Haiku Day, folks.

I came across this billboard as I walked home from work, through the heavy snowfall.


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I am in a surprising amount of pain ( Read more... )

Fuck yes.

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well, that last post ended up being just a little more contentious than expected . . .

Everything is fine now. Or at least, as fine as the people involved in this situation are going to be. The other day I quietly - as a matter of fact, completely wordlessly - celebrated a rather strange anniversary. I also discovered that the book How I ( Read more... )