"The name, Hávamál can be translated as 'Words of Hávi'. Hávi is a version of Hár, meaning the "High one, another name for Odin" The common understanding is that the Hávamál are words directly from Odin, sharing his wisdom, learnings and insights. The Gestabáttr is like a handbook for travelers and those who are visiting others."... Continue Reading →
To and From
You know you're living in weird times when you look back at Cold War spy films and think "Ah, in the past things were simpler." I wanted to watch a spy film this weekend. Couldn't tell you why, exactly. Maybe because in most of them, there were these obvious threats (nuclear bombs and all that).... Continue Reading →
Naming Names
I watched a brilliant documentary last night called Je Chanterai pour Toi about the Malian musician Boubacar Traoré. It made me think a lot about Africa. When I first started traveling, I was incredibly curious to go to Timbuktu, which was a city that just seemed the epitome of far far away. When I was... Continue Reading →
The Things that Count
So I'm fifty six, and I'm trying to find my head around this fact. How did I get so old? (Easy answer, by not dying before, but it's still shocking.) I've been chugging through certain memories and feelings and realizing that they don't always make sense. In some memories, I felt one way at home... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 