Ocean

What would it be like? The perfect winter day in Wisconsin: solid snow cover (no dirt patches in sight). The sun would be out, full blast. T...

Two things my dentist said today stayed with me. First, he thanked me for encouraging him to write. He has become an impassioned chronicler ...

Draaaaaaag myself home. No great bounce here... Suuuuch a long day. Maybe your work is all fun and games. You would be the exception. BUT… t...

Even on bright days, the colors outside are monochromatic. In February, I have often gone to the orchid greenhouses (just a few minutes from...

In the morning, I wait at the bus stop and I think 1. It’s really cold... can we have a break? Just below freezing would be really nice for ...

In my nightmarish scenario, the IRS and various bill collectors will be chasing after me, clamoring after my nonexistent funds and I’ll turn...

The whirl of a good week-end. The super spin of a good week. The tiredness of Sunday, at the tail-end of it all. I leave you with a photo fr...

Thinking about the need to refinance my condo makes my brow furrow. It’s as if everything worth complaining about right now is, in one way o...

To those not from Wisconsin – I am sure you have noticed the string of photos on Ocean : all snowcovered and slippery. Many times this past ...

In Tobago, the public cemetery had small tombstones with dates of the birth and death marked as a time of sunrise and sunset. I passed this ...

Ah, life. I work, I work out, I work on cooking up another stew that’ll be around for several days. Late, Ed and I walk down to see Defiance...

Sometimes you don't even fully understand the stress that you're feeling until the moment when it is removed and you say to yourself...

This day, a holiday and, for many, a day of service is, for me, a day of work. You cannot take off a day just before the semester starts. An...

The sun was out this morning. It was a good challenge to the piercing wind and the bitter cold air. Still, it stayed around 6 degrees (F). ...

[In response to a blog comment:] Barry, you know I cannot fudge the photos – my rule is this: it goes up if it was taken in the last 24 hour...

Somewhere in this photo, there is a house, right? Not my house, but still, a house. Somewhere in this pile of hours there is a life and I re...

Tuesday. My last day here. I’m tracking weather patterns back home. As long as there are no storm systems, I wont complain. I live in Madiso...