Thanksgiving morning brought tragic news: the 18 year old son of a friend was killed the previous evening in a car accident. Hearing such news envelopes one in a grief that emanates from the deepest recesses of our being. It releases a sob that every parent has within him or her for their...
November 30, 2013
November 27, 2013
Thanksgiving Eve
Here we are at my favorite holiday: Thanksgiving. What more noble quality is there than being thankful for even the smallest blessings in our lives. I have many things to be thankful for, and will not bore you with those. But it is a good lesson in introspection to think of these...
November 17, 2013
Kudos to my friend Bill
Our gang of three met for lunch at Lunch...a fabulous spot on Summit Avenue in Richmond Va. Their fare is fantastic. My friend, Bill, shared that he was running the Richmond Marathon. My other friend, Lynne, has also run marathons. I, alone, had no accomplishment of a marathon...
November 11, 2013
Truth in Exercise
If Jose Ortega y Gasset is correct, and "truth is what quiets the anxieties of the mind", then surely exercise will need to be my current truth.
I looked for my old sweat365 space, but found only a bloated...
November 1, 2013
The Metaphysics of Knife Sharpening
(Posted after written over the past weekend)
I'm holed up in Bedford, with the great company of three loving dogs, a spotty internet connection and beautiful fall weather and four books--only one of...
