The Cure
Here’s a bit of a warning: this piece contains political observations and what may be mistaken as my personal opinions, but I would rather call them “thoughts in progress.” I’m… Read more »
Another one of those days…
Well, I’m sure I could get out, but I think the poor air quality this weekend gives me a good chance to take a bit of a break. Not much,… Read more »
Guitar Break: Mike Dawes
You may have seen my posts in the past about my love for good acoustic guitar, particularly the work of the Canadian Antoine Dufour. I’ve recently started listening to Mike… Read more »
No Pockets Necessary
I read with interest a recent NY Times article about a by-product of Japan’s aging population that was being put to good use – adult diapers. The claim was fantastic:… Read more »
Just Like You
I’ve railed on about social media in the past, and rightly so. The news lately on studies and the internal memos of the companies themselves are confirming it – social… Read more »
The Random Book Generator
It’s been a week for reading. I get this way sometimes. Not enough really, but there are times I really love to just read. A few years back, I was… Read more »
A Beautiful Love Song
It’d been a while since I’d heard it, but as I was going through some of my old music, I stumbled upon a collection of Alan Jackson’s best. Now, I… Read more »
Follow-up: Trees on a Slope (나무들 비탈에 서다)
Just a few days ago I wrote about some of my reading and put in a word for a Korean author, Hwang Sun-won, and his book Trees on a Slope…. Read more »
Love the Backside Fire Road
I used to hate climbing. I’m no huge fan of it now as it is, but I’m no longer intimidated. That’s because back in April I went out and found… Read more »
The Art of Forgetting
In my recent reflection on the 20th century, I explored a bit of what it was like through some of its literature. That actually wasn’t the low-hanging fruit though, it… Read more »