“I’m on the verge of a total breakdown. Sciatica. Taxes. Cars. Fleas, possibly. It’s an absurd existence.” ~ JonathanAmes The Buddha tasked some young monks to build a bridge over the river near the temple. The monks planned and sketched and labored all through the hot, dry season until the bridge was complete. And it […]
“What you plant, you will harvest later.” ~ Og Mandino As I write this, a large tractor outside my office window rolls last week’s mowing. Earlier today, the turkeys rolled by the house to gobble cherry tomatoes from my garden. Down the lane, the distinct smell of drying tobacco wafts from a barn. Roadside stands […]
I think the automatic car wash is a holy place. Those seven minutes belong all to me and can turn a crummy day around every time. I love the sounds made by the scrubbers, the blowers, the jet-spray hoses. I love the gentle rocking of my tiny Pruis as the huge foamy, floppy rubber tendrils […]
What’s the first thing you do when you walk in your house? If you answered, “Take off my shoes,” then give yourself a pat on the back. Barefoot is beautiful. A man named Tony Riddle just finished running 30 miles for 30 consecutive days. His journey took him from Britain’s southernmost point to its northernmost […]
In 2001, Frederic Brochet, a PhD candidate at the University of Bordeaux, invited 54 oenology (wine) undergrads to a wine tasting of a single red and a single white. When asked to describe the white, the oenophiles used terms like fruity and floral and crisp, words often associated with quality white wines. The red garnered […]
I once was lost, but now am found. ~Amazing Grace I stare out the window in my office, smiling as a sudden gust of wind sweeps the leaves into a colorful cyclone. This weekend marks the Autumnal Equinox, the astrological moment when the day and night are of almost exactly equal length. This means one less […]
