Ordinary miracles: hymns for agnostics
The other day on Facebook, Kat said something about hymns for atheists, which reminded me of a playlist I put...
Archive for Nature
On first looking into Gary Snyder
Among the books I rescued from my father's house were six books of poems by Gary Snyder. I don't know...
Tech is bad, nature is good
For a long time, we've been reading stories and books about how things mediated through technology are bad and being...
Equinox
The vernal equinox was four hours ago here in the northern hemisphere. In honor of that, here's my traditional...
Solstice
Winter solstice in the northern hemisphere is due to occur about seven hours from now. I'll be on a plane...
Spring
Thursday I wasn't up to posting my usual cheerful vernal-equinox post, and then I had no time Friday and then...
The Dead Phone: A comic monologue in one brief act
Me: Oh, no! My phone has run out of battery! Me: Alas! I cannot read while I walk, as I...
Solstice
Here in the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice happened three hours ago. In honor of the sun beginning its gradual...
Spring!
I somehow managed to miss the equinox again. In 2011, I didn't post my traditional spring post because sad stuff...
Happy equinox!
Only six more months until the days (in the Northern hemisphere) start to get longer again! (Added later: My phrasing...
Spring mourning
It has long been my tradition to post my favorite bit of Swinburne on the day of the vernal equinox....
America’s Stonehenge, alpacas, and leaf-peeping
On Monday, Julia and I set out for a leaf-peeping expedition to New Hampshire. I had spent a while looking...