Rilke's Rose

Today, like most days, I work at trying to stay focused and in my element. Living in Mexico, and I suspect anywhere, there are many distractions keeping me from that goal. While some distractions are self-inflicted and fun (like FaceBook), most are merely daily...

"What lies around it"

In the photograph accompanying this blog post, the obvious is that this picture shows a lady laughing and selling her fruit. But deeper below this image lies a system of mutual support that is based on a whole system of propositions. This fruit vendor probably makes...

Calm + Quietude

Each day I look closely for those precious few moments when there is an intersection of calm and quietude. They are critical to my personal well-being and balance. I use them to read, garden, think about a painting, or compose for this blog. Lately, the number of...

Simon

Unless you live with animals, I am not sure you need to read the rest of this blog. Simon is our soft coated Wheaton terrier. He is named after Simon who carried Jesus’s cross (we picked him up around Ash Wednesday nearly 14 years ago—my wife is Catholic). Our...

Shoot 'Em Up 450

Recently 4 Americans, a Brit and gentlemen thwarted a disaster on a French train. The Americans were Spencer Stone (airman first class), Alek Skarlatos (specialist in the Oregon National Guard), Anthony Sadler, and Mark Moogalian (dual French-American citizen.) The...

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