Ocean

If I go through a day and I ruffle no feathers, I consider that a success. On balance, I would say that half of the days of the week I do an...

Many shirts, a sweater and a wooly scarf – all for naught. It is cold. It isn’t as if I am hoisting the last scrap of wood into the fireplac...

In the early morning, when the wind was beyond cold, I went out for a stroll. Yes, that’s right – a walk, up the Picnic Point path and back ...

There are maybe two days in the year when the weather in Madison is perfect for cross-country skiing. Maybe one will fall on a day when you ...

Tight days mean little time for a leisurely stroll to and from work. I biked. With wet hair and a scarf flying in the winter wind. And there...

…for the big thaw. It is of little significance that the big lakes haven’t been frozen for more than a handful of days. In my mind, frozen w...

I may as well set this up as a regular Ocean feature for this semester. Because, fact is, I do not have the required minutes (and therefore...

What greater evidence is there of the beginning of a semester than the appearance of posts here, on Ocean , that are short, but not so crisp...

It seems that sometimes, people just take charge. Of a conversation, of a life, of a problematic set of circumstances. They seize the reigns...

If, looking outside today, you leapt out of bed, downed a hefty bowl of granola, with a steaming latte on the side, slid into your warmies a...

Looking for a story tonight? Ocean View (Save & Travel tab) has an update. What about? Oh, on this kind of journey: It is far, far bett...

I didn’t mean it. When I told you that you were stubborn (back when you were only a week old), I didn’t mean it. Or, I meant it then, but I ...

What’s in a word… Or in letters? What images do those two bring forth? P OLA R ? An obvious choice today. Light snow flurries, gray skies. I...

Looks like the March sailing week-end is off. No boat to be had down there on the Keyes. What?? (a sigh of relief… boats on choppy waters… ...

Truth is, I don’t know. There was no defining moment, not at the level of awareness nor at the level of government bureaucracy. Some two doz...

Two new stories for you on the Ask For an Ocean View website: one on how to pick a restaurant in Paris without really trying and another on...

A vegetable of tears, the name of a satirical paper, a food of central Europe. And as a food – unforgiving. Bad vibes, bad breath, sad days,...

…covers all. Doesn’t take much. A light flurry, like a sedative. What are the choice words? Under a blanket of snow, a dusting of snow… Forg...

Potatoes, and flour. Sage – lots of sage and olive oil. Porcini mushrooms, shallots, parmiggiano. Small tomatoes, fresh kernels of corn, aru...

When you have been inundated with the blues and delightful tones of virtual travel (especially in and around the Mediterranean), you begin t...