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February 19, 2022

Pete Brings the Beach

There is a man named Pete. He rides the bus almost every day. I...

February 13, 2022

Courtesy of the Sneak

Things have continued to be dreary and unlucky. A thaw came, rinsing gallons and gallons...

November 2021

November 18, 2021

A Turkey Day Traffic Jam

Yesterday, I went downtown with a bag of all the extra groceries from my visit...

September 2021

September 17, 2021

I Wanted To Tell You About Columbus

I wanted to tell you about Columbus. I just got back. I was going...

March 2021

March 26, 2021

The Name I Call Myself

The first week as a car owner didn't start out very well. I was...

November 2020

November 19, 2020

I Dreamed I Went Swimming

I dreamed I went swimming with all of my friends. I don't exactly have friends....

November 16, 2020

No, Christmas is Not Canceled

The War on Christmas seems to get earlier every year. It seems that today, a...

November 13, 2020

Flying a Kite in Balnibarbi

The citizens of Laputa, according to Gulliver's Travels, lived on a flying island with...

October 2020

October 18, 2020

To Yield a Hundredfold

We're still going to liturgy via video livestream right now. Now that I'm driving, if...

August 2020

August 29, 2020

The Children At the Unity Kitchen

I used to volunteer at the Unity Kitchen. I still don't know if the Unity...

August 10, 2020

To Bow and to Bend

I have a new garden friend now. I haven't seen him, but I know...

July 2020

July 19, 2020

Mercy Enough to Make it Rain

It's one of those times where it just doesn't rain. There was a severe...

June 2020

June 28, 2020

And This A Holy Summer

Have you ever built a wire fence by hand? I'm not going to tell...

June 09, 2020

Arma-Dilly-Die-Day

I went out to check on the garden and found a whole army of roly-polys...

April 2020

April 17, 2020

Spy Wednesday

I came downtown last week on Spy Wednesday, looking a bit like a spy myself...

April 12, 2020

An Easter Visitation

Rosie's lively, ragtag neighbor friends, whom I've referred to as "corner friends" and "fireflies"...

April 04, 2020

Hosanna Filio David

I woke up afraid, as usual. I don't know if any writing fully conveys...

January 2020

January 07, 2020

The Gifts I Got This Christmas

Want to know what I got for Christmas? Oh, I got a lot of good...

December 2019

December 26, 2019

Today, I am in Awe of You

Did you know that I am in awe of you? I have been so overwhelmed...

December 24, 2019

O Foggy Night

It was one of those days when everything goes wrong. Of course, it was also...

December 20, 2019

The Question of Feel-Good Stories

Today, my friends were sharing one of those "feel-good" stories that isn't actually very good....

December 17, 2019

What Did You Come Out To See?

The lady who gives us rides to church used to live in France. She came...

December 07, 2019

Eighteen Suggestions for the Rest of Advent

On Friday, I suggested that we all need to be converted, and start living in...

October 2019

October 29, 2019

Arroyo, John Legend and the Grinch who Stole Halloween

It's two days til Halloween, which I have frequently opined is one of...

June 2019

June 01, 2019

On High Places

I have always been terrified of high places. As a child, when I went to...

May 2019

May 24, 2019

He Fills the Empty and Exhausted

I have been sick for a week. The nature of living on tips being...

March 2019

March 11, 2019

A Gold Day, A Kite Day

February is truly gone, and the gray went with it. If the physical and...

March 05, 2019

The Church that Seemed Beautiful

We went to a beautiful parish when I was growing up. It was quite...

February 2019

February 28, 2019

The February Escape

I was at that point in February where the uptick in fibromyalgia combines with the...

February 05, 2019

I, Myself, an Icon

It has been a whole year since I've been to an Eastern Divine Liturgy....