I’ve spent a fair amount of time on planes in the past couple of weeks. It’s a testament to how busy I’ve been that I find myself cherishing those moments after the cabin door closes and before the double chime that tells us we’ve gone over 10,000 feet and it’s time to drag out the […]
Sufficient
All day I’ve been struggling with “sufficient.” I know what it means, but I don’t think I’m very good at feeling the word. Sufficient: adequate for the purpose; enough How often do we content ourselves with sufficient? Not very often. My whole day is a constant tally of too much of this and not enough […]
In reverse
Maybe it’s the protracted, warmer-than-average spring. Or maybe it’s always been this way and I’ve just never noticed. (which is rather sad) But have you ever noticed how spring is autumn in reverse? You can especially see this in certain maples which have been a deep, rich burgundy color for the past month. Slowly, […]
Winter clothes
When I first saw the fur, I was a little alarmed. Scattered about the grass in my tiny back yard were dozens of tufts of rabbit fur. I cringed a little but looked closer, already wondering what hawk or owl or enterprising house cat brought down one of my rodent neighbors. But I […]
New in town
I spent most of last week at a conference in Pittsburgh. As is usually the case with business travel, I didn’t get much time to sight-see. In fact I barely got outside at all. But I found myself looking longingly out the windows when I had a chance. […]
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