I Don’t Hate Snow In Theory
But I do hate snow in practice. Sure, it always looks pretty, but its appearance means that my outdoor fur family is exposed to it. And it makes getting anything done on the property all the more problematic. And in my mind, as one approaches St. Patty’s Day, one should not look out on their […]
Cairo Makes His Irish Exit
Sad to learn the news yesterday that Luke and Georgie’s mountain of a dog, Cairo, joined his long time mate Maeve (yes, the one from The Claire Saga) on the far side of the veil, when he suddenly passed two days ago in Oz. I’ve blogged about this mighty dog in the past. Yesterday, my […]
Connections Are Magical
Writing has given me many gifts. The most important one has been the number of wonderful people I have gotten to meet as a result of putting words to paper. The lovely face above belongs to Kylee Clarke. Stunner. Ms. Clarke is the daughter of Renee Clarke. The lovely face below. Great genes. Renee is […]
Caretaking
I never actually owned anything substantial before I came out to Colorado. I rented apartments or houses, and my cars were always leased. A disposable life. I know, it’s a shitty way to build equity – so I didn’t – but, psychologically, it always gave me the ability to walk away from things. I never […]
Flags Of My Ancestors
Yesterday, an Irish-American Flag that I had ordered online finally arrived. I had been waiting for it for a few weeks and was hoping it would arrive before St. Patty’s Day. I was beginning to worry I had been scammed by the online Tinkers. My standing Old Glory had been blown off its perch by […]
Anna The Barber
One of my regular experiences of decadence during my life in NoCo is going to Anna the Barber in Berthoud each month. I know, what use would a bald man have with a Barber? Anna is so much more than a Barber. Like all talented Barbers, Anna also functions as a therapist. And while I’ve […]
SAD Days
Seasonal Affective Disorder is a thing. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20364651 Luckily Colorado averages 300 days of sunshine each year. https://www.gocolorado.com/how-many-days-of-sunshine-in-colorado/ It’s never been a chronic issue with me. I feel for anyone who suffers diagnosed manic-depression in any form. This is not a commentary on that. But on those occasional overcast days I do feel moody, gloomy, and […]
Chronic Alchymia
No, I don’t have a sexually transmittable disease. At least I hope not. I have always been drawn to the mystical, the mysterious, the esoteric. Ever since I can remember, I have suffered from a chronic desire to tinker with the natural order of things. Alter them from their original state, convert them into something […]
Pulvis Et Umbra Sumus
The above Latin phrase comes from The Odes of Horace by the lyrical Roman Poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus. It loosely translates to “We are but dust and shadow.” (I know, we all thought Proximus coined it in Gladiator – awesome movie!) The phrase came to mind yesterday afternoon when I went looking for Claire and […]
Claire’s Theorem
Claire’s Theorem is quite simple. She explained to me early on in this adventure that at any given moment, there will never be more than five people looking at a computer, ipad, or iphone screen with one of my blogs on it. Those will be the five readers who will be appreciating my words of […]