I’m counting, of course. I didn’t intend to find that number or even need it, really. It was an accident of curiosity and at once pains me and makes me proud…ish. Department of Activity vs. Achievement The story of that large number begins at a workshop held by the Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers (BSFW). I’m…

Yeah, I know. Been a while. Rather a weak year for my staying in touch as if I’d just hung it up and gone fishing forever. One missive a quarter, and one of those a resurrection from 20 years ago. …

You're preaching Mindfulness. There is only the moment. This, then the next, then the next. And to live in the past or think of the future make us miss the only thing we actually have. Now.

I’ve a little tale to recount. A true one. From a couple of months back. Starts early one Saturday morning in the kitchen. In the quiet before the rest of the house wakes. Me making coffee. Eyes still a tad crusty. Hardly the time for an epiphany. An even worse…

On the morning of April 12th, my son left for school as usual. He takes the R train to 36th street here in Brooklyn to wait on a close friend. Then, they take the D train to Columbus Circle in Manhattan and walk through Lincoln Center to their high school…

Thanks for the refresher and some new bits not taught for ASA Sommelier certification.

Thanks for the refresher and some new bits not taught in for ASA Sommelier certification.

I had a essay ready to go, a lighthearted look at paying attention to what you’re doing and the right vs. my way of getting things done. And then Russia invaded Ukraine. Suddenly, the world was different. So too will this issue of the newsletter be. Friends and Family I have neither family…

I’ve been flogging Chirp, on and off, for a while. Lately, it’s become the way I consume most of my books. Not because I prefer audio-I’m ambivalent for the most part-rather, because it’s a way to turn tasks into reading time. Walking to the store, getting shopping done. Another chapter…