I'm slowly becoming a birder. A lot of my childhood was spent with my father shushing me while he looked at something through his binoculars, so there's history behind this. However, one of the things I really got from my dad was not a love of bird watching, but just the idea that all things... Continue Reading →
Stealing a Joke
So many things make me happy, but sometimes there's just a joke that catches you off guard and you can't stop laughing all day. This is from a social media post attributed to Paul Kline : A man walks into an ancient Greek tailor with a ripped pair of trousers. Tailor says, "Euripides?" Man says,... Continue Reading →
Quiet
Just for a moment, from time to time, I am able to find quiet in my head. It’s barely an instant (and usually not while meditating, which just shows how much I rather suck at meditating, in spite of a regular practice). This last week I’ve had it twice. Once while walking in the mountains... Continue Reading →
Seeing and Hearing
I can only write with my phone for this post, so it’s going to be mostly photos. Tapping with my thumbs is too annoying! My new favorite app is called Merlin, and it’s great for identifying bird calls. Today it told me that European goldfinches were in the trees next to where I’d parked my... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 