Weekly Walk 16
Four weeks after the winter solstice, our walk was cold (22°F when we left the house) and snowy. A couple of inches of tiny, sparkling snowflakes had fallen the night … Continue reading Weekly Walk 16
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Welcome to Braggsville by T. Geronimo Johnson
Welcome to Braggsville by T. Geronimo Johnson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Shortly after I moved from North Carolina to the San Francisco Bay Area, I saw a promo … Continue reading Welcome to Braggsville by T. Geronimo Johnson
Fruit Punctuation
This morning while I was peeling and chopping and tossing things into the slow cooker, my six-year-old told me about something in a book he was reading. “It says ‘Anakin’ and … Continue reading Fruit Punctuation
Weekly Walk 15
The thermometer was right at freezing when we left the house for our fifteenth weekly walk, three weeks after the winter solstice. We had torrential rains over the weekend, which … Continue reading Weekly Walk 15
Weekly Walk 14
The thermometer read 22°F when we left the house that afternoon, up from 4°F when my spouse biked away to work that morning. This hike, two weeks after the winter solstice, … Continue reading Weekly Walk 14
2015: My Year in Books
In 2015, I read 105 books, consisting of a total of 30,038 pages (I stopped reading two of these books before finishing them; the page total does not account for this). The average … Continue reading 2015: My Year in Books
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe My rating: 3 of 5 stars Stowe seems to have two main goals in Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The first is to demonstrate that … Continue reading Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Weekly Walk 13
One week past the winter solstice, and we finally had to dodge wintery weather. A winter storm was on the radar for Tuesday, so we took this week’s walk with … Continue reading Weekly Walk 13
Selfie-loathing
“Just like a mom! You take all of these pictures, and you’re never in any of them!” said my friend Linda on a hike one chilly morning. So I bowed … Continue reading Selfie-loathing
Weekly Walk 12
We took our walk a day early this week to beat the rain (and the mud), which means we just missed hiking on the shortest day of the year. Really, … Continue reading Weekly Walk 12
The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible by Charles Eisenstein
The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible by Charles Eisenstein My rating: 4 of 5 stars I found the first two-thirds of this book to be kind of … Continue reading The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible by Charles Eisenstein
Weekly Walk 11
It’s the week before the winter solstice, and the weather is magnificent. It totally made up for last week’s blah hike, and I had a lot of fun playing with light,
Imperfect Happiness 