I must be a writer, at least in theory, because I think too much…about everything…to the point of becoming an absentminded fool. I took my oldest to Target two weeks ago and forgot my wallet. The lady at self-checkout put our basket of stuff behind the rack. Returning later we discovered all our things had been picked up by a different employee and put back on the shelves. Yesterday, I took my youngest to the…
In this piece I take a look at what we can learn during time spent in the outdoors. “Life lessons on the river” is an endless topic of discussion, with the main theme being change. A river is nothing if not the embodiment of change as it scours its way down through layers of rock, changing the very face of our Earth. Through the lens of our years rafting together as a family, I ruminate…
It is a strange thing to find myself, at a ripening age, in a position where I am a complete stranger to my surroundings. I know no one. I am not familiar with the landmarks. My kid’s schools are foreign entities. I have no friends and barely any acquaintances. I am in the act of becoming anonymous. The grocery store, thankfully, is the same, therefore I can find the pickled jalapeños without too much difficulty.…
