no longer at ease

James Fallows has his quixotic struggle against the boiled frog cliche. In solidarity, I am now taking arms against the stupid, mendacious,...

C (7) hurt himself in some fashion, rooting around in the basement in pursuit of a special Lego piece. He refused consolation from his mothe...

Memorial Day weekend turned into four days straight: working construction in Palisade, to get the deck down and yurt up. I forgot the camer...

Here in Seattle-by-the-Rockies, it's been raining for what feels like a month. The grass is lush and soggy. Taking Artie for a walk on t...

The Barkin' Dog Duathlon, 5k run/30k bike/5k run, now in Cherry Creek State Park. It used to be in Keenesburg , CO, "Home of 500 H...

Dinner-table conversation with the 7-year old. Calvin prompted the dialogue, C: if I go to heaven where you enjoy yourself being good, but ...

This carefully-framed pic elides the popup camper next door, fully equipped with a generator which ran reliably during all permitted hours. ...