Reruns All Become Our History
Isn’t it strange how reruns of old shows and movies somehow become intertwined with the memories of our physical lives? It’s as if we were in the room where all these fictional events took place. Those repeated broadcasts of television shows and movies hold a unique place in our lives.Over time, these reruns shape and […]
Books as Mirrors
On a rainy afternoon, where the world outside my windows blurs into a watercolor haze, I’ll often find myself cradling a well-worn book. I often choose the books I read on a whim, as if it were calling to me from a crowded shelf. A book worthy of my attention should feel like stepping into […]
What Does it Mean to Be Melancholy?
I’ve spent most of my life dancing with shadows. They’re always with me, silently stretching and shrinking, mimicking my every move. But, sometimes, I’ll walk with a shadow that isn’t just a play of light and dark, but a persistent feeling. It becomes a silent ghost that clings to my soul like dew on early […]
The Two Dollar Tango
It has been a great feeling, watching the numbers on our eBay account tick up each month. But, for all of the successful buy-it-now listings I’ve completed and the green numbers that accompany them, so much more of my inventory sits in the reject pile. So, alas, I must now pivot from the meticulous, methodical […]
Reluctant Protagonist
Ever since my teenage years, I’ve cast myself as the reluctant protagonist of my life’s tangled narrative. I believed, perhaps naively, that by positioning myself as the central figure—often cast in the role of a tragic hero — I could somehow claim redemption in the grand arc of my poet’s soul, tethered reluctantly to this […]
Scenes from the Shelburne Museum
My wife Emily and I journeyed to Shelburne, VT yesterday to visit the Shelburne Museum. It’s half-price admission for Vermont residents, which makes it well worth the ninety-minute trip from our house. You actually get a two-day pass for the half-price deal, but my legs took a beating from all the stairs in the old […]
Ask For Advice, Get Money Twice
“Ask for money, you get advice, ask for advice, get money twice.” – Pitbull Yes, this quote is from the very Pitbull you believe I’m referring to, the rapper from Miami, Florida. The quote is literally from the opening lines of “Feel This Moment,” the fourth single from his Global Warming album. This is excellent […]
What Good is Potential Without Courage?
“One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.” – Maya Angelou Maya Angelou once said, “One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential.” With courage comes the ability […]
It’s Never Too Late to Learn Wisdom
“It is better to learn wisdom late than never to learn it at all.” – Sherlock Holmes, from Arthur Conan Doyle’s Holmes short story, The Man with the Twisted Lip. While I’ve always been a fan of the Sherlock Holmes mystery stories, since reading the DK Big Ideas Book about Sherlock Holmes, I’ve gained new […]