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Trip Log – Day 4 –Union, ME to Belfast, ME
Miles Today: 30 Miles to Date: 272 May 9, 2015 – Cloudy, 55 degrees I opened my eyes and greeted the domed skylight in the center of the yurt’s roof above me. Dozens of rafters splayed out of create … Continue reading
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God is in the Detailing
Last month, when the clocks sprung forward but my morning yoga teacher did not, I wandered the blacktop of Fresh Pond Mall on a Sunday morning and discovered Aladdin Auto, as well as some remarkable sculptures and signs promoting thelighter.org. … Continue reading
Audiobook Orgy Part 1: Road Trip!
I went on a road trip – 2400 miles through 11 states in 8 days. Along the way I visited family and gave a few book lectures. But mostly I drove. And listened to audiobooks. I’m drawn to center-left history … Continue reading
The War in Snyder’s Grocery Store
Jack Fallon died twenty years ago last week. He was an eccentric and endearing character. When the rest of his World War II generation were busy conforming to grey flannel suits, he marched to whatever voices resonated in his head. … Continue reading
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Loving Bookish Seattle Even Before I Arrive
People buy more books, per capita, in Seattle than anywhere in the United States – one and half times the national average. Although I cannot vouch that they actually read more (since they’re also busy spending more than twice the … Continue reading
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Tagged AIA Seattle, Elliott Bay Book Company, Rem Koolhaus, Seattle, Seattle Times
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Dream Cycle: The Dreams of Boys, the Dreams of Men
Last week I posted an essay about my dreams for the world, coincident with Martin Luther King Day. Serendipitously, the next day my niece emailed family and friends soliciting dreams for her seven-year-old son. My nephew’s been waking from bad … Continue reading
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Another Check off the Bucket List
I’m no fan of the term ‘bucket list’. It elevates the idea of peak experience, and thus diminishes the reality of life in the moment. Still, among guys my age (emphasis on GUYS) it’s a topic that comes up time … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture by Moonlight, bucket list, cycling, Haiti, New York Times, Twitter
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I Have a Dream – 2015
On this Martin Luther King Day I have a dream that today this nation, this world, will rise up and live out the true meaning of the creed that all men are created equal. That we abandon labels that divide – white … Continue reading
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I Hate This Ad
I opened the cover of this Sunday’s New York Times Magazine and there she was – again. A young woman in casual clothes holding a cup of coffee, her hand pressed against an expanse of floor-to-ceiling glass, overlooking the sea. … Continue reading
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Tagged BNY Mellon, New York Times Magazine, Virginia Woolf, wealth management
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Happy New Year
I guess 2015 is going to be the year of finding beauty in unlikely places. After cleaning up from a terrific New Year’s eve party, I opened the dishwasher to discover that plastic wine glasses suffer from the heat. But … Continue reading
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