Introduction
Come with me, as we travel back in time… To a day, long, long ago, in 1982. I was about 9 years old, living with my parents on a lake in the valleys below Mt. Rainer in Washington State. My mother and I were in the sitting room/library, just off the master bedroom. It was late morning on a Sunday. We had had breakfast, and the light was muted... [Read more...]
Tom Robbins-how he warms my cockles so
Tom Robbins has been the guiding force of my literary imagination for as long as back as I can reme…..well, to be specific I was 19. I can’t recall how I came by a copy of Another Roadside Attraction, but I did, and it blew my tiny mind, to put it mildly. It was then, and remains now, the oldest, most worn out, rattiest, cover duct-taped,... [Read more...]
A memento, a testament to dating in the Modern Age
I forgot to give this to you guys a few weeks ago.. It’s a memento from the NorCal Grilled Cheese Invitational. I fought long and hard to get this! One of the ballots I was counting had a seductive little note on it for one of the cooks. It reads, “Nice Cheese. Let’s do it again sometime.” With a phone number. Now that’s... [Read more...]
Waiting
I am waiting. Waiting to find out which way the tide will turn my little boat. Yes, I know, you think I meant which way the wind will tip my little PAIL, but my life is bigger than a pail. I think of it as a little boat, cast about on the waves. Sure,you can point TOWARDS west, and hope for the best, but the exact longitude and latitude is pretty hard... [Read more...]
Second Chances
What are the rules for giving someone a second chance? I find myself asking this question a lot lately. In relationships and friendships, if someone hurts me, or vice versa, we talk through it, or argue through it, then go to our respective corners to re-evaluate the truths that were revealed in light of the conflict. We try again to approach, learn... [Read more...]
