Category: Friends

Sociable undertakings

Mikie

As most of you already know, my dear friend Michael Couzens, husband of my equally dear friend Adi, succumbed on Saturday to lung disease. Losing the ability to breathe must have been terrifying, and losing hope that there might be another path besides imminent death unbearable, but I never once heard Michael complain. He handled the ongoing crisis with grace, with Adi right there with him. I want to post a tribute to him here—just […]

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Gently Down the Stream

I can’t say life is a placid current, floating me tenderly along as I relax and absorb the wonder of the ever-shifting landscapes around me. No, not that. This is like that Class-4 and -5 whitewater trip I took in the wilds of Quebec province, fast and hazardous. We were so busy trying not to smash into rocks or inhale water that there was no time even to notice our surroundings. Things can’t stay this […]

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The Bright Side of Life

I feel petty writing about my own small life when so many are thrashing through profound hardship. The world is full of woe, with new horrors every day. Just among my closest friends there’s: Just realize that, though my site’s tagline is “It’s all about me,” I’ve never for a second believed that, and underlying my self-absorbed posts is profound sadness about the plights of others, and not just my own. But I’ll keep going […]

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A Losing Proposition

“How does your garden grow?” you might ask me. Well, the good news is that many flowers have finally appeared in my raised bed. Even some of the handful of remaining sunflowers are blooming. This tall fella was the first to sprout color. It took five days from initial glimpse of yellow till it fully opened. Here’s Day 4: Three others are likewise showing their stuff, but who knows how long they’ll stand. I guess […]

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