Sojourns
Sometimes I reminisce about places I used to live. Maybe you do too. The older I get, the more it happens: For no reason, I’ll just start thinking about the house I grew up...
Monthly Archive: February 2015
Philosophy Buries Its Undertakers
Dour Hour down at Pandora’s Tavern. A first-time visitor lifts his mug and takes a sip. He winces, he swallows, he growls: “This beer tastes like an obituary!” Bartender says nothing, continues philosophically wiping...
Wandering
Fourth week of February in the icy Northern Woodlands. The almanac tells us what to expect: “Raccoons go wandering on the warmer nights, and may not end up in the same den that they...
Live Better
The ancient Greeks practiced something called cledonomancy, a form of divination via random remarks. The way it works is you stick your fingers in your ears, then head out into the marketplace. At a...