August 21, 2010
life, the universe, and everything
Hey it’s my birthday. Number 42. A year that I have been looking forward to since I turned 40. As years go 40 is a milestone, life beginning at 40 and all of...
general stuff
July 31, 2010
a tribute to my mom
GLORIA ANN LOWE… 12/19/1952 – 07/23/2010 “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has...
November 29, 2009
how much do you want what you want?
What are you must desirous of? Put another way, what is it that you want most? Now ask yourself how much do you really want it? Here’s a story about Socrates that may...
October 30, 2009
I’ve been in hermit mode for a week
I’ve been in hermit mode for a week, venturing out of my cave only for the essentials – food, water, and the gym. This time around in the cave, I’ve been studying the...
October 16, 2009
should we stay or should we go now?
The headlines in the British press over the past week have been fixated on President Obama’s upcoming decision on Afghanistan. What should he do – send more troops or look for an honorable...
October 2, 2009
if-this-then-that
I thought this would be a good story to share because I often here people making their big life goals – the goals they claim they really want – conditional. They have the...
September 19, 2009
four of a kind
It amazes me the tiny towns literary festivals tend to pop up in. I spent the afternoon at the Woodstock Literary Festival. Woodstock, of course, conjures up in my mind thoughts of the...
September 7, 2009
unlocking creativity
As a writer, I have often come up against the brick wall of creativity. And no matter how hard I bang my head against it, sometimes I just can’t seem to get the...
August 30, 2009
new horizons
I’ve come to far on my journey to slip back into old ways and travel familiar paths. Time to set my eyes on new horizons and follow new paths. I am more of...
August 21, 2009
another birthday on the road
Hey! Another birthday has sneaked up on me. And once again, I am on the road, which has seemed to be the pattern over the past six or seven birthdays, bar one or...
August 17, 2009
mind movies?!???
I’ve been recently reading Judy Reese’s blog. I met Julie a couple of years back, first online and then face to face during a presentation I was giving on using Mandalas as a...
July 11, 2009
June 27, 2009
penis festival in japan
I wake violently from a dream. In this dream, I had decided to go back to West Point. I walk the hollow grounds of the Academy watching the new cadets pinging around the...
May 18, 2009
molly and the seven kittens
I am back down in Essex today. My first meeting is at 1200 so I have a bit of time this morning to do a little scribbling before heading out. We are fostering...
April 27, 2009
macbook nano
I have resisted the netbook revolution for as long as could, but this weekend I finally caved. I like the idea of the netbook, light, ultra-portable, does what I need it to do,...
April 19, 2009
great british butterfly hunt
I’ve been searching for a hobby or activity that would encourage us to get back out into nature again. Something in our nature likes to have a goal, something that awaits us at...
April 7, 2009
save our souls
i returned to the salt mines because i could not turn a dime with my words to feed the open mouths of our creation sensations of doom and economic gloom echo across the...
April 5, 2009
walk for water II
Thanks everyone for taking part in the walk for water, and especially well done to Lucy & Brittany for carrying a bucket of water on your heads for 2 miles. Between us we...
March 28, 2009
walk for water
My family & I have decided to take part in the “Walk for Water” to raise money to provide access to clean, safe drinking water for thousands of families across Africa. We will...