Vignettes – 01 2026
the paradoxes of the past month – this and that, ups and downs, vignettes and noticings, restarts and failures, lightness and dark, peaks and valleys,… Read More »Vignettes – 01 2026
Everyday Life
Gratitude for Karaoke
When I was in college, we went out to a local bar that had karaoke. I had never done it. My roommate put in for Around the Way by LL Cool J, and dragged me up on stage to do it with him. There were so many reasons to not do this: Neither of us really knew the lyrics. White dudes singing hip hop is usually terrible. And there were two Cute Girls of note in attendance. But, I felt obligated. We went on stage. We sucked. Some people booed.
And I was done with karaoke.
god of my adventure, what is my path?
Put another way, what is the meaning of life? I’m reading Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn – a beautiful book of… Read More »god of my adventure, what is my path?
062025 – the ordinary is never ordinary.
I’m leaving in a few days for an epic long walk – the West Highland Way in Scotland. Five days, 96 miles of pilgrimage walking,… Read More »062025 – the ordinary is never ordinary.
A Visit to Niagara Falls (and a poem)
“There are no sacred and unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated places.” This is a well-worn quote from Wendell Berry, and I… Read More »A Visit to Niagara Falls (and a poem)
New Drawing, Encroachment (and an encouragement from Edward Abbey)
“It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it’s still here.“ I… Read More »New Drawing, Encroachment (and an encouragement from Edward Abbey)
On Apocalypses
Well that was a shit election. I didn’t need to watch the needle – last evening’s downcast faces told me all I needed to know.… Read More »On Apocalypses
Wisdom
What is wisdom? How do we discern when we are receiving wisdom that will help us in our lives?
A visitation from gentle water
“Let the rain kiss you Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops Let the rain sing you a lullaby The rain… Read More »A visitation from gentle water
Spiritual Guidance – A Travelogue
“…always the question comes back to a central question: how is the Divine wooing us, calling us into deeper and deeper intimacy?”[1] John Mabry We… Read More »Spiritual Guidance – A Travelogue