Category Archives: Philosophy

This week, as the moments passed, each time the wispy nature of my searching thought began to take shape and tantalizingly dance to and fro, it would stretch and thin and curl, and ultimately slip through my grasping fingers. I … Continue reading →

I have observed that one of my (not infrequent) fallback forms of relaxation is to talk about how hard I work. I have observed the same in others. It feels that our preferred (and natural) state is moving more and … Continue reading →

There is gradual change (characteristic of much of one’s life), and then there are definitive moments, (in which one can clearly see a “before” and an “after”). “Before the birth of our daughter…” “After we moved to Louisiana…” “Since we … Continue reading →

One, two, four, five, seven, six, nine, ten, eleven, thirteen, twelve… In recent weeks I have discovered that this is how some people count. My workload has recently increased, but the hours I am available to work, have not. So … Continue reading →

Late last week, I had a difficult and disturbing dream. A stainless steel dinner fork was being held to my ribs on my left side. It was being maneuvered in a way to find entry between my ribs so as … Continue reading →