This day is always a little troubling for me.
A March Into Yesterday
There is no past, only a future, and if it isn’t brighter than the present, we’re not doing something right.
There is no past, only a future, and if it isn’t brighter than the present, we’re not doing something right.
Birthdays, a Celebration a Year in the Making
Birthdays aren’t really about the day you were born;. They are for the present, a precious moment that never lasts, gone before it starts, but it takes a whole year to arrive.
Birthdays aren’t really about the day you were born;. They are for the present, a precious moment that never lasts, gone before it starts, but it takes a whole year to arrive.
Fall, Reclaiming Life
Chores, tasks and responsibilities: Time to put some order into life.
Chores, tasks and responsibilities: Time to put some order into life.
The Economics of Sports: It’s Money That Matters
More money is being injected into a system where wealth was already the only goal.
More money is being injected into a system where wealth was already the only goal.
A Wasted Childhood. August 25th, 1975
On this day in history, Ricky Belhaus learned you were never safe until you graduated, maybe not even then.
On this day in history, Ricky Belhaus learned you were never safe until you graduated, maybe not even then.
A Toast for the Forgotten
We are stuck with technology, when all we really want is stuff that works. ~Douglas Adams
We are stuck with technology, when all we really want is stuff that works. ~Douglas Adams
Happiness, Early in the Morning
It is possible to be happier just by trying to be happy.
It is possible to be happier just by trying to be happy.
A Snapshot of a Second Frozen in Time
In many odd ways, we find the most interesting people by accident.
In many odd ways, we find the most interesting people by accident.
Falling Into Happiness
I've spent a lot of time thinking about happiness the last few days. It is a complicated subject.
I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about happiness the last few days. It is a complicated subject.
Hope Is Hard to Define, Desperation Is Easy
Hope has been in short supply for so long nobody remembers what it felt like. Trump gives them hope, they can keep their guns and their faith, and their place as majority.
Hope has been in short supply for so long nobody remembers what it felt like. Trump gives them hope, they can keep their guns and their faith, and their place as majority.
The End, a Long Time Coming
But still too soon.
But still too soon.
Who Will Remember the Followers?
Who will weep for the Deadheads?
Who will weep for the Deadheads?
Spending a Night With The Dead
And Company
It was an accident, really. I saw The Dead and Company were advertising “The Final Tour” and was struck with a small pang of regret. I should have tried to get some tickets. But the dates were approaching, and we were getting ready for vacation, and the lawn needed mowed and mulch needed spreading, and…
Independence Day, and Safety, for the Fish, Anyway
There is a lot a fisherman has to remember.
There is a lot a fisherman has to remember.
A Question of Charity
Poker, auctions, music and the kindness of strangers.
Poker, auctions, music and the kindness of strangers.