The word ‘Seagan’ has not been officially added to the Oxford or Webster dictionaries yet, but Wikipedia defines ‘Seagan’ as: “Being or relating to a plant-based pescetarian diet in which some seafood (in essence, finned fish and shellfish) is incorporated into an otherwise vegan diet.” When I first heard about this word, I had […]
Every time I think of a fork in the road, I think of the Robert Frost poem “The Road not Taken”. We did an analysis of this poem in English class in university, and it has stuck with me ever since. At the time, I thought Frost did just an amazing job of romanticizing […]
Der Krieg wird nicht mehr erklärt,sondern fortgesetzt. Das Unerhörteist alltäglich geworden. Der Heldbleibt den Kämpfen fern. Der Schwacheist in die Feuerzonen gerückt.Die Uniform des Tages ist die Geduld,die Auszeichnung der armselige Sternder Hoffnung über dem Herzen. Er wird verliehen,wenn nichts mehr geschieht,wenn das Trommelfeuer verstummt,wenn der Feind unsichtbar geworden istund der Schatten ewiger Rüstungden Himmel […]
Last night I had a dream I drove by my old childhood house in a white 1966 Shelby GT350 and picked my mother up for lunch. We drove to a decrepit little mom-and-pop diner in my hometown and went inside together. She had been telling me a conversation she had with my aunt about the […]
November seems to be the month for revisiting the battles you have endured throughout the year and reflecting on what strength you will be carrying into the next year. Some of us have gotten used to not knowing what to expect or what is right around that corner. In an ever-changing world, we either treat […]
As it has been for many of us during the last twenty months, this pandemic and period of waiting for me has been trying mentally to say the least. Of course I would love to be one of the people who learned a new language (I definitely could use it), or found a new workout […]
On an afternoon walk one day, I noticed for the first time that some of the Pines near our place had started to change colors. It’s nice to notice other trees like Oaks and Walnuts changing colors and shedding their leaves for the Fall, but these pines changing and shedding worried me. I looked up […]
This week, I was in a particularly doleful mood when I woke up one day and I decided to watch the first two episodes of Apple’s new show, Foundation. I must have been in a particularly susceptible disposition because I thoroughly enjoyed the escapism offered in the out of world CGI of the show. I […]
As we all acknowledged this week, the second decade has passed since the 9/11 tragedies took place. Two thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven people’s lives ended that day, and probably ten times that people’s lives are forever changed. In reflecting on the day and how many things have changed indefinitely since then, I realized that […]
Just this past week, I attended a wedding on the west coast with my sister. This wedding was the first chance we have all had to really celebrate and let loose since the pandemic started over a year and half ago. My sister is a full time ICU nurse, as is the bride of the […]
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