For My Midlife BettiesThe encounter happened just before a team ride. I coach a youth squad and was the first to arrive at the meeting spot, a trailhead sign. I…Oct 21Oct 21
The VeilWhen did I know it? Probably all along. Not explicitly. Not consciously. But there was always a knowing. A sense that there were limits…Aug 19, 2023Aug 19, 2023
Unsolicited AdviceDisclaimer: In this post pointing out the problems with unsolicited advice, I take a turn giving unsolicited advice. Oh, the irony! If you…Oct 9, 2022Oct 9, 2022
To MotherTo marry the most primal part of yourself to modern culture as part of the through line of humanityMay 8, 2022May 8, 2022
GwumpkiWhile the culinary arts are generally lost on me, I hold with reverence the power of family recipes and the homecooked traditions that…Jan 6, 2022Jan 6, 2022
The ScarThis is a story best told with the long and the short of it. First, we’ll do the short.Nov 13, 2021Nov 13, 2021
DUNE, PART 1Sci Fi circles are buzzing about the release of Denis Villenue’s film adaption of Dune, which has earned enough good and bad reviews to go…Oct 22, 2021Oct 22, 2021