We made it! It’s the darkest, coldest, shortest month of the year. Only the last statement is empirically true, of course…

I spent some time this week puzzling over language. Puzzling is a strong word, maybe ruminating is more apropos. I’ve …

This morning, I was punished for waking up early. I tried to fight it—I tried to get back to sleep by solving math problems…

I’ve learned to live without a kitchen at this point. If I simply focused more of my energy on the project of remodeling, the …

I just wrote January 7 above, but that’s a lie. I’m starting this note on Saturday night, so it’s actually the 6th right now. But …

Tomorrow’s my birthday! Not really. My real birthday is months from now, but some of my devices are already …

I’m thinking about having a taco party today. It might be a party for one, and that’s fine. My father used to come down …

Sometimes I toy with the idea of writing something autobiographical. Over the years, I’ve shared quite a bit about …

A few months ago, I was invited to speak at a conference down in Massachusetts. It’s rare for me to stray more than an …

It was a busy week here—lots of guests dropping by. Todd is back in Maine—down from the far reaches of Vermont. One …

Last weekend, I was waiting for a package. While I was out of the house, it was “delivered to an individual at the address.” …

I went to Chip’s party yesterday—lots of fun. For years and years, Chip had his pre-Thanksgiving party at my house…

Yesterday, I took the dogs out back to look for Frisbees. By the way, they’re not Frisbees. That term is still trademarked by …

The light has changed. This morning the clocks changed—for everyone who was enjoying EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), …

Sad week in Maine. Wish I had something useful to say about it. I don’t, so I won’t. Instead, I’ll tell you …

The vet came out and X-Rayed Earl’s feet last week. He’s one of the big, goofy horses who lives with me. The feet were fine…