Ocean

I can tell when I’m going to be undone by the weather: when the mudroom – the exit point for the farmhouse – is a good twenty degrees chilli...

The new, red helmet came in the mail yesterday. This morning I put it on. Nice snug fit. A visor to keep that wind from slapping my fa...

Last night Isis joined us upstairs. It has taken him six months to be successful in establishing himself as a permanent part-time resident a...

If you do something before you’re ready for it, it could very well be that you will surprise yourself and others with your newly identified ...

Ahhhh, Chicago! I especially love my trips there now. There is no downside. An easy bus trip – time to work, read, nap. An even easier El tr...

Rosie and I are riding again. I had to go to campus to pick up exams – Rosie delivered me there and back without incident. True, I have take...

Watching students type their midterms brings back memories of all the many years I myself was studying at one university or another (from 19...

The evening passes. After the initial burst of energy (get me out of this ER place NOW!), I flop down on the couch at the farmhouse. No oomp...

Six years ago, I took up biking in a serious way. Good bye car, hello open road. Within a month I crashed. My wheel stuck in a crevice and I...

The sun rises over the sandy banks of the island in the middle of the Wisconsin River. Oh, it’ll be a warm Sunday. Very warm. And we h...

In my mind, rivers are like cats: they have their own personality, a strong one at that and you better not mess with it, or else. Instead – ...

7:30. Time to get going. Sun's been up for an hour already. If ever there is a fall week-end that begs for something special, somethi...

Time passes audaciously quickly when I am busy. But then on week-ends, when work slows down, time positively speeds. Beyond the speed limit,...

I am up, the sun is up, we are up together. There is a little window in the farmhouse bedroom. Through it, I can see well enough the emergin...

On days like this, I feel I am dangerously close to Andy Rooney, as depicted in a cartoon I saw this week – in it, he comments on everything...