June 23rd, 2008
The kids have been out of school for a month now. We’ve been running ourselves completely ragged with endless recreation. I felt like we needed to stop and rest and hang out together for awhile, so I did what my parents used to do to keep us entertained …
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May 9th, 2008


Sometimes the only thing standing between me and complete despondency is the mountain.
I try to stay informed about the globe’s pressing issues—homelessness, hunger, war, politics, environment, media, government, healthcare, torture, death. The list of woes is depressing and …
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January 18th, 2008

This time of year I get a little stir crazy. The holidays are over; the kids are back in school. Spring is on the distant horizon. The house feels like a stale box, the car an all-too-familiar muddy …
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