Last year about this time, new neighbors moved in across the alley from us, we’ll call them Matt and Amy. They seemed friendly and fun, Matt was into backpacking and other outdoor activities. We had them over a couple of times, they…
I enjoy my subscription to The Economist for a couple of reasons. First, it’s a way to get news in print still, and there are a reduced number of options for this in a place like Bend, Oregon. Second, it’s nice to…
We sent out 423 Christmas cards this year. Over the years, we have refined the process to make it manageable, and I have the entire procedure written out since we only do it once a year. Some of you getting this newsletter…
We have a tradition that takes place around Halloween every year, but has nothing to do with Halloween. It started when our friends, kids across the street, would come over to show us their Halloween costumes for that year. One year I…
I try to pay attention when the same thing ends up appearing in my life multiple times. About a week ago now, I read an article, don’t remember where, some outdoors-related organization. It was the editor, as I recall, talking about running…
I have written before on the ‘small world’ phenomena (related to ‘Six Degrees of Separation’ also known as ‘Bacon’s Law’), in fact a couple of times, including some unqualified statistical analysis. This seems to happen to us on a fairly regular basis, and others have told…
Two Saturday nights ago, I was reading John Mark Comer’s The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry in bed. I have read his previous book, Practicing the Way a couple of times, but this was my first time diving into his previous book. While his Elimination of Hurry book is…
With Mother’s Day upon us I was thinking about some of the lessons my mom taught me. She’s been gone a few years now, but the reminders of her presence are never far. Some are physical, like the plates we use daily,…
I maintain a list of thoughts I have found valuable, which include a couple from my dad: “To the extent possible, make decisions that leave the most options open.” There will of course be times that your decisions close off other options,…
Lately, I’ve been pondering the idea of fate and realizing that fate comes in all shapes and sizes. Seems to me we’re living our fate every day and on so many levels, it’s hard to fathom. It’s challenging to be…
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