Tuesday, January 26th, 2021
The early morning air was, well, it was just plain cold. It was January, after all, and the sun was not up yet. That all added up to a cold, dark walk to the airport terminal. Even...
Tuesday, January 19th, 2021
“First thing we need to do is clean this work space,” Tom said to me as we began. “Okay,” I said as I walked to the table closest to me. Once at the table I was amazed...
Tuesday, January 12th, 2021
It was a cold December night. Luckily, we were sitting snug within the cocoon of warmth created by our car. In a way it also felt as if we were trapped inside another cocoon — our restaurant...
Tuesday, January 5th, 2021
“Over the river and through the woods!” Those words of the beloved holiday song seemed to be constantly swimming through my heart as I drove East. Not to Grandmother’s house, but to my daughter’s house, so we...
Tuesday, December 29th, 2020
“We’ve taken four loads to “Goodwill” over the past couple of days,” Kilee Johnson said as she walked back into her house, directly upon her return home. She was telling me of how she and her husband...
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020
“It’s easy! Here, I’ll show you how,” said the artist as I admired his work. “You don’t understand,” I said. “I’m the guy who, when taking basic drawing to fulfill a liberal arts requirement in college, was...
Tuesday, December 15th, 2020
Gratitude. That’s the word that crossed my mind as I listened to Reed talk to me. “It’s weird to see how this is coming all together,” Reed Orcutt said as we stood talking about the improbable events...
Tuesday, December 8th, 2020
“Let’s talk about healing,” Angela said. “If you want to satisfy an internal emptiness you must fill it with loving relationships.” Even though I admire Angela Dodson and have trust in what she attempts to teach me,...
Tuesday, December 1st, 2020
“It’s the hardest job I’ve ever loved,” Paul’s message said. Of course, this message piqued my interest, so I quickly accepted his generous invitation to get together to “catch up.” Our get-together happened in a quaint Japanese...
Monday, November 23rd, 2020
“I’ve lost my keys,” my friend Shav said as we were talking on the phone together. “It isn’t the first time,” he continued. Shav was talking about his car and house keys, but those aren’t the only...