Month: March 2023

Mikie

As most of you already know, my dear friend Michael Couzens, husband of my equally dear friend Adi, succumbed on Saturday to lung disease. Losing the ability to breathe must have been terrifying, and losing hope that there might be another path besides imminent death unbearable, but I never once heard Michael complain. He handled the ongoing crisis with grace, with Adi right there with him. I want to post a tribute to him here—just […]

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Gently Down the Stream

I can’t say life is a placid current, floating me tenderly along as I relax and absorb the wonder of the ever-shifting landscapes around me. No, not that. This is like that Class-4 and -5 whitewater trip I took in the wilds of Quebec province, fast and hazardous. We were so busy trying not to smash into rocks or inhale water that there was no time even to notice our surroundings. Things can’t stay this […]

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