Time for a re-invention

“Not till we are lost, in other words, not till we have lost the world, do we begin to find ourselves.”-Henry David Thoreau
I haven’t written here in more than a week and while there’s not one specific reason why, several factors have contributed to my lack of postings. The first is that I’ve just been [...]

A very wet weekend

As I wrote about last week, I’ve been traveling a lot lately. Mostly, the trips have been very smooth (one hiccup in Colorado, but it was handled remarkably well). I wouldn’t call myself a pessimist, but all the good travel luck I’d been having seemed to good to be true and I had a bad [...]

A life to love

“He loved life and he had a life to love.”–My dad at my grandpa’s celebration of life service
So far, the month of February has been an absolute whirlwind. I can’t believe it was a mere one week ago that we were laughing it up at the ice fishing derby. Since then, a lot has happened, [...]

More mountain misadventure

As you know, I love hiking–you get to be outside, get exercise and see beautiful places. Yesterday, I discussed my plans to hike Mount Washington, the highest point in the Northeast U.S., this year. Mount Washington’s summit stands 6,288 feet above sea level and it is famous for its erratic weather–holding the record for the [...]

Years scattered like splinters

“Summers and winters, scattered like splinters, and four or five years slipped away.”–Jimmy Buffett
No, I’m not becoming a Buffett fan (parrot heads I believe they’re called), but I’ve always really liked that song lyric and it seemed appropriate to use today …
It’s difficult to believe, but I’ve lived in Boston for two whole years. I [...]

Lovely fall weekend

This is a very short work week for me because I’m headed to Las Vegas tonight for a conference. I’ll be back Friday morning, but just working from home that day since we are taking a redeye home. I’ll likely have some Internet access while I’m away and I’ll try to post while I’m gone. [...]

Selling the silver

“Now that the leaves turned to gold / The moments all glow, frozen and free from time.”–Phish
Usually fall is one of my favorite seasons (I still think summer wins), but this year, fall is just not cutting it. I don’t know whether it’s the disappointing summer, lackluster leaves or the fact that we’ve already seen [...]

Telling time by the seasons

“Where I was born, time was told not by the clock or by the calendar, but by seasons. Summer was carefree contentment. Autumn was that bittersweet time of regret for moments that had ended and things that were yet undone. And then winter fell with a cold mantle of caution and chill. It ripped out [...]

Never stop learning

Yesterday I received my very first text messages ever from my parents. First I got one from my dad around lunch time, which resulted in a very nice conversation (on the phone, not over text). And then muzzy sent me one later in the evening. I don’t know whether they’ll ever become very frequent texters, [...]

Past, present and future

“Speak about the future in the past tense, here it comes”–Modest Mouse
As most of you know, my dad was very sick in the winter of 2007 and spring of 2008. Since then, he’s bounced back incredibly and even managed to quit smoking (go dad!!!). I would say this was a real wake-up call that life [...]

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