A record of the incessant and trivial chatter running through my head.
Yearly Archives: 2011 “A writer must say yes to life, to all of life: the water glasses, the Kemp’s half-and-half, the ketchup on the counter. It is not a writer’s task to say, “It is dumb to live in a small town or to eat in a café when you can eat macrobiotic at home.” Our task is […]  “A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.” -Ansel Adams I captured this photo over the weekend. It is not the greatest picture I’ve ever taken, nor is it anywhere near technically perfect. There is something about it, though, that has drawn me […]  I’m trying to catch my breath–literally and figuratively. It seems that the emergence of fall has also filled our calender with constant running and going and doing. As one who prefers stretches of peace in the comfort of our home, I’m doing my best to get my bearings and calm my mind as I adjust […]  . . . a labor day. Well, for some of us, anyway. Or, some of them. It seems that Chad is nesting. Our house has been in major disarray for about a week. Kitchen table and chairs in the living room next to the stove and dishwasher, couches shoved in corners, carpet torn out, and […]  Without a doubt, we all have moments in time that we carry with us forever. Tiny snippets of memories that are etched in our minds and played over and over again like a well worn cassette tape of the 80s. Some of these memories are painful, drawing out tears and heartache as we relive hurt, […] |
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