Run away, or run toward?
Won’t you help me sober upGrowing up it made me numbAnd I want to feel something again Won’t you help me sober upAll the big kids they are drunkAnd I […]
Meanderings
I think about a lot of things, and if it doesn’t fit into one of these other categories, it will go in here.
Looking outside of your own navel
Part of any job search is a bit of self-reflection. I was talking with Suzanne about this process, and she mentioned travel, specifically going on long trips to quiet locations […]
A man who knew how to live
This is a blog post I’ve been trying not to write all day, for so many reasons. I’ve been trying to post more about marketing as part of my job […]
Things you see along the way
Suzanne and I went for a long motorcycle ride today, a ride I entitled the “random destination tour.” I had strung together two or three destinations that I’d wanted to […]
I’m with the band
Wow, am I tired. High school marching band has taken over my life. I haven’t been in high school in over 25 years, and I don’t play an instrument. My […]
More remarkable than the eclipse
Something remarkable happened last week. While the eclipse was certainly remarkable, particularly for those of us who managed to get into the path of totality, that wasn’t it. What was […]
I’m not ready for this
This young woman is my daughter, Annie, from 5 years ago. This morning, I dropped her off at high school marching band camp. I’m not ready for this. I’m not […]
Sperm + egg = baby. A treatise on Father’s Day
I’m writing this blog post on Father’s Day, because I want to point out a simple fact: it takes two co-equal partners to have a child. Sperm can’t magically turn […]
Passages
The last couple weeks have been, to say the least, interesting. My daughter marked the end of middle school, making me the father of a high school freshman. We started […]
Blank space
While I’ve always been a fan of contemplative practice, I’ve always thought of it as being forced to pay attention to one thing, preferably one thing you enjoy but requires […]