10 years? 10 years ago I started this blog. Where did the time go? I had the ambition of a younger man. Visions of posting regularly, reaching many people, maybe even building a community. None of that happened, which is perfectly alright. The blog has been a useful place to organize and direct my intentions […]
Time is a theme right now. Or perhaps more accurately: time is always present and sometimes we’re aware of it’s presence more keenly. Last weekend we decided to escape. Partly because it was your mama’s birthday and partly for a belated family Christmas gift. We found a rental house a couple of hours away – […]
It strikes randomly and unexpectedly and is one of the most annoying experiences: the “hiccup”. The sound escapes at the most inopportune time, usually when it’s dead quiet and everyone turns to look at you. It would be bad enough if it was a single occurrence. But when it starts, it repeats at somewhat regular […]
We’ve done many road trips over the years, going as far back to when you were infants. As driver – per family rules – I have total domain over the sound system. Consequently, you all have been exposed to an eclectic (and amazing, if I do say so myself) music catalogue. From the lyric less […]
It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Over 18 months has elapsed since I’ve written to you in this blog. My time writing this blog has, at times, felt like a foolish and frivolous pursuit. I’ve had multiple bouts of imposter syndrome, doubting whether I had the qualifications, authority or even the ability to write anything […]
Middle school wasn’t a good time for me. I was painfully shy and like many I was navigating puberty (albeit a bit later than my peers since I was already younger.) I was also one of the few brown faces at my school and navigating the cultural divide was alienating in and of itself. As […]
It’s been almost a year that I’ve let this blog/effort go fallow. Wait. That’s not really true. I didn’t “let” anything happen. To make this post I’ve had to step over almost a dozen different drafts of posts that I’ve begun at various times during that year. Begun and then abandoned. This has been an […]
Sitting here waiting for the election results, thinking of what might have been. Would I have changed it?
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As we’re preparing for this brave new world of virtual learning…
What are you actually learning right now?
When do dont have all the answer, or even the right questions. How strong do we need to be for you?
I know its been a while, but this has been on my mind. Slowing down isnt always so bad.
Why do we feel like we have to justify ourselves?
What happens when you run out?
We put on a brave face, but…
Beauty is in the eye of the experience.
I pondered your question the entire trip, and came up with an unexpected answer.
When it’s time for change, you’ve got to rearrange…
How this year might be different.
I need your help to figure out something.
The crying usually precedes the acting out, although the pout is usually the initial sign something is wrong. If we get to the acting out phase it’s doubly difficult for me to figure out what’s going on inside you, but I’ve found that if I can intercept you at the pout, there’s a chance the […]
Sometimes you’re not exactly asking what I think you’re asking.
Question authority… yes, even ours.
“Daddy!” Your wailing starts from the kitchen and becomes doppler blue-shifted as I hear you make your way toward my office. I’m not that alarmed because I can from experience tell how concerned I should be based on the tone of your cry. This was a “I’m-not-really-hurt-but-I-want-attention” cry, with harmonic undertones of “my-sisters-are-ignoring-me-so-I’m-coming-to-you”. You come […]
Why Columbus Day can be a reminder to be gentler to ourselves…
Setting aside my distracted globe to enjoy the joy of serendipity.
I came across a video of a conversation between a famous writer/comedian and an even more famous TV interviewer, discussing the horror genre. The writer – who is a fan of it – had written and directed a genre-busting horror film. The interviewer said she wasn’t typically a fan of those types of movies. (I’m […]
#28: The power of travel. Or the power of coming home?
Are there certain things that we should just know how to do?
Is it this: If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. Henry David Thoreau or this: (from one of my favorite webcomics) Many people – including me – will tell you that you can do […]