duty and doughnuts
I signed up to be an election official this year. It was a wonderful day. I got a hundred bucks, the satisfaction of civic duty, and many offers of doughnuts.…
I signed up to be an election official this year. It was a wonderful day. I got a hundred bucks, the satisfaction of civic duty, and many offers of doughnuts.…
I was walking in Brazil, passing the corner of Guatemala & Mexico. I’d just left my tattoo appointment without a tattoo. I have a fair number of tattoos, all but…
“The man who has no imagination has no wings.” – Muhammad Ali There is much despair in the world these days and, therefore, much need for uplift. How awesome it…
A bit of older artwork peeks through from behind the grey cover-up paint. I can’t tell from this if it was just a random tag or a portrait or landscape…
I fell in love with the song “Cactus Tree” by Joni Mitchell soon after college graduation, during the time I was adjusting to adulthood. (Perhaps it was the lyric “she’s…
“One need not be a Chamber — to be Haunted — One need not be a House — The Brain has Corridors — surpassing Material Place —” ― Emily Dickinson…
This image hangs on the wall just before entering the women’s locker room at a gym I have used along my journeys. I don’t know if it hangs there ironically…
In Taumarunui, New Zealand, there is a small pedestrian underpass to take you past the railroad tracks into town. Each day I walk this path, I am greeted with this…
“Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you’ll be able to see further." - Thomas Carlyle When my life feels particularly in flux and I get…
This gecko has no idea I’m watching him through the bathroom window, but I’m cheering him (or her!) on for the climb. I bet there’s someone cheering you on, too.