Cannoli Hobnobbing
The other day, Miss Cannoli got to visit the estate of some well-to-do folk. Here’s how her day went. She saw horses. She played tennis. She went swimming. Well, her ankles went swimming. She found […]
Feeling Good
Where in the World Is Home?
The dog and I were out for our morning walk when I had an epiphany. We walk early and late at this campground, between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m., and between 6 p.m. and dusk, […]
My Newest Thing: Conversations With My Fellow Campers
It’s 9 a.m. and I’m just now sitting down to work. The 3 hours since the dog and I got up were filled with coffee, journaling, meditation, a loooong hike, and — in a complete turnaround — conversations with my […]
The Art of Saying Goodbye: Practicing My Skills
Yesterday, I took the stack of cash I’ve gotten from selling off my stuff and I paid my final month’s rent in person. After eight years in this house, I want to give myself the gift of […]
Starving the Beast (With Thanks to Ronald Reagan)
As I’m working to extricate myself from this leased home, I notice a beast trying to hold me back. That beast is the belief that this home actually is me and without it I’m nobody […]
WTF Are You Doing? An Interview With Myself
After my decades in journalism, I consider myself a pretty good interviewer. There’s an art to interviewing folks so that you get some good quotes for your story. You have to lean forward and look […]