Otherwise known as the new season of spring. Here it is, the first day of spring. The Equinox. The halfway point between there and there, winter and summer, cold and hot, light and dark. It looks nice out. We are supposed to feel happy. They say it is important to get outside. That’s probably true. … Continue reading End of Winter, Ostara, Spring Equinox
Spring today. The geese went by – just 4, and not flying directly north. Only minutes before that, a breeze had come through the window, and I thought – spring is here. Whether I’m ready or not. Now it’s the sounds that have changed. A helicopter goes by, and the noise of the rotors is … Continue reading Roundabout
The World at ! (not a typo) Galileo said that The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do And here we are, doing nothing else, when there is important work, like ripening … Continue reading The World at ! (not a typo)
Today has not been a good day. Yesterday was not great either. Or the day before. In truth, this whole week has been surreal. Can the largest democracy in the West be crumbling? Once that notion was unthinkable. Now it seems it is terrifyingly possible. As Napoleon found out, winter should be about hibernation, not … Continue reading Hope and Despondency
thanksgiving thoughts
Happy solstice, holidays, and soon to be new decade. I'm not sure where the old one got to, but it's been a long, strange trip - wasn't that The Grateful Dead? Anyway, the new book is now out on other platforms if the big internet behemoth didn't take your fancy. If you haven't heard of … Continue reading Happy New Year and the end of a decade
“Let us never cease from thinking—what is this ‘civilisation’ in which we find ourselves? What are these ceremonies and why should we take part in them? What are these professions and why should we make money out of them?”— From her anti-war essay “Three Guineas” (1938) Virginia Woolf “I have a deeply hidden and inarticulate desire for … Continue reading On finishing some writing
Hello everyone Hola todos Salut à tous in every language, to everyone. Now as we watch with horror how easy it turned out to be to dismantle an entire system of government, take away rights, and pretend facts are partisan, speaking out is both a risk and a responsibility. Here, on this page, all are … Continue reading Write, resist, repeat
