I'm a school teacher and I've been having a hard time this year with some of my students. I think I'm experiencing the first generation of kids who've always known smart phones, and always had constant entertainment at their fingertips. School just can't cut it in comparison. I've been trying to engage them, but it's... Continue Reading →
Foroglio
There's a village in Switzerland with this name, so of course I have to go there now! It looks cute. Uninhabited, no electricity, but it's a stop on a well-known hiking trail. Maybe I can convince my hiking buddy to go this summer? I found the village in a photo book at a friend's house.... Continue Reading →
24,000 Bacis
There are worse songs to have stuck in your head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ufQQ3r79EE (Don't forget to check out the dancing bartender) I am full of love at the moment. Some of this is because I'm healthy. Sounds small, but it's so not. I wake up like most fifty-five year olds, a bit achy, maybe my back hurts... Continue Reading →
Moments
Happiness is sometimes something extraordinary, but more often it's a quiet moment: a bit of sun, a cool breeze, a pretty view. It's also a moment of recognition when it happens, because it doesn't happen all that often, that one feels well. Maybe an instant when aches and pains fade into the background, when there's... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 