It is an empty glass that I ponder now. Do I rise to fill it? Or do I wait to be served by another and in doing so will I have choice in what is to be poured into my vessel? Will it be warm or cool to the touch as I sip? Will I be compelled to gulp at … Read More
The Lagniappe
So many among us have allowed their festivities to deteriorate into the “Happy” Hollow Days. We may even recognize the temptation to do so in ourselves. But with a little perseverance it need not be the case. Realizing that each choice we make to open not only our gifts but our hearts, each bit of new perspective, each decision along … Read More
Catching Wisdom
Catching Wisdom is allegorically a lot like fishing. One can cast a wide net to try to capture as much as possible, chasing the shining forms en masse, but the individual quality as well as the quality for the individual is forgotten, blinded by desperation or a competitive craving. Forsaken is the individuality of the experience, for one body of … Read More
What Is Happiness to Me?
Freedom. Freedom to do what I want while taking into consideration how what I want will affect others. To fulfill my dreams and pass through my nightmares having collected valuable wisdom. The ability to change for the better the lives of others by the series of choices well made in my own life. The willingness to forgive myself and others … Read More
Change for the Sake of Change
Recently one of our favorite websites decided to make sweeping changes in how they were to present their information. They warned us, wooed us and then pushed us all into the same template as most other “successful” sites. This reach towards efficiency reduced its appeal by presenting a wall of choice not unlike most other sites that I tolerate only … Read More
The Open Range Beckons
There are times when the constraints of immobile walls just will not do and it is at these times that the Open Range beckons. Unless one has a lead foot and an agenda the scenery passes at a rate humans can take in and feel refreshed by rather than the frantic computer screen / telly refresh rate that leads eventually … Read More
Kraken Cove and a Fine Whine
Kraken Cove. At the far side and far end of the lake a particular spot hosts the remains of two ancient trees which had been hewn down perhaps a century ago, obviously before the dam that holds this body of water had been erected. Weather worn to a sooty white grey, their roots reach with an almost menacing beauty from … Read More
The Bathroom Parade
Now that I have somewhat perfected my routine (sleeping in slightly later than I normally would and spending time trying to find things in the dark) I have greater opportunity to observe the world around me. One of the more fascinating things about camping in the tamed wilds is the Bathroom Parade. It generally happens twice daily just after sunrise … Read More
Dulcet Tones
The dulcet tones of camping are all around me. I have awoken to the untamed wilds of a new RV configuration, and, stumbling about in the dark with my teensy light so as not to awaken anyone but the overjoyed cat ready for company, I realize in my determined attempt to make my morning tea that none of the ingredients … Read More
Pilot to Bombardier
We have arrived! Yes, by the grace of all that is good we actually got not one, but two side by side campgrounds on a loop down at the end of the lake where we have stayed before. We were overjoyed as the kids had upon our previous encounter dubbed the shallow estuary across from us feeding into the lake … Read More