When I first began training in the martial arts, I had to learn to trust my teachers–when they said I could do something I didn’t think I could do, I had to try. Then I would discover that I could do the thing. As I became more accomplished in the martial arts, I realized that…
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On the limits of poetic license
Jessica (looking over my shoulder at a blog post): That is not exactly what we said. Me: You know, someday I’m going to win a Pulitzer and you’ll be telling the committee, “It didn’t happen exactly like that.” Jessica: Yes. For example your hair is not that curly. Me: I exaggerate it for effect. You…
On what I learned at the art fair
This past weekend, Jessica and I showed her glass at an art fair, the first time we’ve done something like that. She was anxious because she knew that people would want to talk to her and she wasn’t sure what she would say to them, and while she can talk your ear off if she…
Postcards from summer
It is turning colder here, and we’ve already had our first fire and roasted s’mores. I am thinking of my summer vacation, which was, to say the least, a curious one. But time smooths out the weird parts and I get to keep the good stuff.
On my extremely rational mind
So you know that I have been trying very hard to learn how to relax, which isn’t easy WHEN THE FATE OF THE FREE WORLD DEPENDS ON YOU, or at least, you know, someone has to buy the groceries around here. It is a curious fact of my life how often these two things feel…
On where the time goes
So I was on a roll, posting to my blog regularly, and then I hit one of those patches. You know the kind. So I will have some stories. You know there are always stories. But for right now, I wanted to share happiness. Jessica’s new website is up and looks beautiful. I know she…