Month: May 2025

  • one foot out of the nest

    one foot out of the nest

    I’m sitting here in a cafe watching out the window as a parade of goslings march across the parking lot let by a gaggle of parent geese.  They navigate the mostly empty asphalt in front of a not-open-at-8am restaurant, and then a couple minutes later are dashing out onto the main drive holding up the

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  • essays in downshift

    essays in downshift

    Of all the things I could be writing here, what I should be writing more of is words on the process of shifting careers. I’m practically overflowing with experience in that lately. *sigh* It’s funny, actually. I am sitting here in the sun of a cafe patio sipping my morning coffee and staring blankly at

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  • unrebellious

    unrebellious

    Rebels, huh?  To me,  if you’re asking, three guys sitting on their deck smoking weed seems like conformity.  Again. If you’re asking. I mean never mind that it’s legal now. Never mind that you can more easily buy a mind-altering substance in a neatly packed plastic sleeve right there at the corner store than you

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  • searching for theatre style

    searching for theatre style

    Salt, oil and popping corn. Can you imagine how many iterations and combinations of that trio I’ve gone through over the years in search of the perfect pop-at-home theatre-style popcorn? I lost count long ago. I’ll try not to bury the lede here. Theatre Style Popcorn 2 tablespoons of beta carotene infused coconut oil2 teaspoons

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  • six years of sourdough

    six years of sourdough

    Well, I have just spent the last few days working on the migration of a bunch of old blog content and… I apologize. if you clicked on this expecting a more “bready” opening paragraph, well, sorry. Nerdy things beget nerdy things, and sourdough bread and blogging are both pretty nerdy things walking hand-in-hand through this

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