Continue Reading Wednesday’s Question Relax! A day without politics. And a topic that will be of consequence only for those who make, consume, like or despise…
Continue Reading Tuesday’s Question My eye was caught today by numerous articles that point to the Trump administration’s decision to disenfranchise the weakest links in our…
Continue Reading Monday’s Question I came across a sentence today in the LA Review of Books that I HAD to quote: The fundamental question for writing today…
Continue Reading Joy I figured we’d end the week that covered uncertain feelings with something more uplifting – laughter. The photographs of friends and acquaintances speak…
Continue Reading Fear. Not. We’ve had sweat yesterday; we’ve had tears the day before; now all we need is blood, right? Then they’ll sing to us about…
Continue Reading Sweat Where I come from, sweating was something a young lady did not do much less display. Sweat rings under your arms were…
Continue Reading Crying: Privilege or Curse? In general I read pretty broadly, or, truth be told, skim pretty broadly. But once in a while an essay catches my…
Continue Reading Uncertain Feelings This week’s musings will select from a grab bag of topics. IF I can muster the energy to write at all on…
Continue Reading The Other Forest The hike report of this week ends with a poem by one of my favorite poets of all times. The WW I…
Continue Reading Critters I wonder if a hike report is boring to those who have not been on it. Yeah, some pretty flowers, some spectacular…