But two entries in just a few days is probably more than I will keep up with, but what the heck, why not… I found some tahini in the fridge languishing. One of the things I am trying to do is u...

Over the years of managing a small farm, and now a small plot in town along with a developing piece of raw land, I have noticed that once enough diversity of organisms has been established, new ...

From no protection to no connection From swallowing to unfollowing From hosting to ghosting I had stage 4 FOMO this weekend. It’s pride in my city. I would have to go alone, hang out alone, whe...

I’m sitting on a bench under live oak trees after a meditative walk on a trail past marsh creeks and through the gardens where ancient camellias produce the most magnificent white red, and pink ...

In the early 90s we would spend weekends at the construction site in the UP that was my dad’s cabin-in-progress. I’m talking rooms with old comforters hanging as doors. Floors of chip board wi...

Had a friend I had made here on PB send a message that said their last entry would in fact be the very last. Sort of made me sad because I really enjoyed their entries. Why does that affect me...

Our responsibility We just came back from the Poconos, where the Japanese pianist and her painter fiancee had their wedding. Her violinist friend hosted the wedding at his backyard and the rece...

Happy 46th birthday to me. I’m blessed to have completed another year here on Earth and to have started a new one today. Right now I’m in a state of restlessness. There’s so many things that I n...

Paying for an ad-free online experience is like encouraging a school yard bully by giving him what he wants. You give him what he wants, next time he’ll be back for even more! You pay them, ...

I didn't do much today, which is typical for me on Sundays.   I worked a little bit this morning and then I pretty much didn't do anything in the afternoon.  I spent the majority of the aft...

Went and saw grandpa today. The name on the headstone, just to the right of his is my grandmothers, but I believe she has plans to be cremated, and when my grandfather passed, told people that I...

There’s a strange kind of pain in knowing something that could change everything and realizing the people you want to tell it to don’t care enough to hear it. I’ve replayed the conversation in...

i want more... i deserve so much less... broken hands reach out... for human flesh... desire... obtained, disdained and reciprocated to a point... set the hook or set me free... but soft....

Did you know that there is a nerve that runs near the kneecap that is often referred to as the funny bone of the knee? I didn’t, and after yesterday, I got a full education in that fact. I was g...

Ok wait, I want to rant about a few more worries for a sec😬 so we just called for two hours, and it was good and funny and I did enjoy it, but the more we talk, the more things I find about him...