I visited the very south of South America once, a town called Punta Arenas. It was the way in and out of the Torres del Paine park, where I was going for a trek. Punta Arenas is windy, a lot of the time. It made it to no. 4 of the world's windiest cities on... Continue Reading →
The Old Man
He sat on his front porch and didn't understand the world in front of him anymore. It was morning, and he'd taken a newspaper and a cup of coffee to watch the world go by, and there wasn't even much of that. There were hardly any cars coming into town. All the shopping was out... Continue Reading →
The Ant and the Grasshopper
In a beautiful meadow, there lived an ant and a grasshopper. The ant worked all the time storing food for winter and while the grasshopper sang and danced. Sometimes the ant would pause in his work at listen to the grasshopper sing. It was a lovely song, and made him think about when he was... Continue Reading →
News Flash
I've been having a hard time recently, mostly to do with the state of the world. I was almost able to feel better after a couple of days in the mountains, mostly because there was no network up in the hut. No news. No constant beating myself over the head with the latest depressing information.... Continue Reading →