Wordless: Human Plow
The end of the driveway, the wall of plowed snow at the end of the driveway, and the path to the compost bin.

The end of the driveway, the wall of plowed snow at the end of the driveway, and the path to the compost bin.
I am pretty sure I didn’t understand this book, but I still enjoyed it. I enjoyed the journey on foot and by rail through India, a country I find intriguing … Continue reading Kim by Rudyard Kipling
What a fun little book! I’m sure I’m not grasping all of the nuances—I suspect a vindication motivation in the speech Plato gives to Alcibiades about Socrates—but since I’m not … Continue reading Symposium by Plato
I’m not sure if I can sustain this pace as the year progresses, but at least I’ve started 2015 strong, reading-wise. And I’ve really enjoyed what I’ve read, which makes … Continue reading Bookends: January 2015
January Recap My goal for January was: 1) Write a little something every day. I’ve pretty much done this in January, but I realized I was already pretty much doing it before January, so … Continue reading Habit Experiment: January Recap, February Kickoff
I borrowed this book from my friend Melanie ages ago (about three years ago, I think). I started it right away after I borrowed it, and while I appreciated the … Continue reading Everyday Blessings by Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn
One of the linchpins of the utopian society Plato describes in his Republic is the notion that each person should do the job for which she or he is best … Continue reading The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
My family marked my chair for me.
I gave this one the old college try, but it’s just not working for me. I actually think it’s a fine book with some really insightful gems, like the excellent … Continue reading Coming to Our Senses by Jon Kabat-Zinn
When I was a senior in high school, I was friends with an exchange student, a Russian from Uzbekistan. When the school year ended, she went back to Uzbekistan, and … Continue reading A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra