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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Battling age
M-m-m-m-my [De]Generation
In The Who’s 1965 hit My Generation, Roger Daltry tells us, “I hope I die before I get old.” While his sentiment may be a bit extreme (and by “old” he probably meant around forty), I see his point. Let me tell you about my own [de]generation. At my dentist appointment a couple weeks ago I overheard the doctor say to a patient in the next cubicle, “Your tooth looks fine. There’s nothing alarming. Not […]
Read moreHappy Birthday to Me
There are no words for the tragedy in Texas last week. The pain of it hits physically; I feel sick to my stomach as well as sick at heart, not only that lives were cut so very short but that the only action Republican politicians take is to offer the usual “thoughts and prayers.” This country’s spiral is terrifying. When Eleni mentioned that these murders make her reluctant to send her kids to school, I—ever […]
Read moreOdds & Axes
I’ve never been a gambling man and I have zero interest in or aptitude for mathematics, but I find myself wondering about odds. Specifically, in relation to field trips. I’ve been pondering this: Out of a class of 32, how likely is it that you’ll end up with a kid with active Covid in your hermetically sealed car? What are the chances you’ll get sick if you do? Out of a class of 32, how […]
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