Early Saturday afternoon, before visiting Flo, we drove Peter and Emma to La Cantina for PeterÃs birthday, and made sure he ordered a margarita with rocks and salt. Before Paula brought them to our table, I ran to my truck for my camera. When I returned, Emma made a not-another-photo face and I felt a […]
Joe Barbato Kyle’s snake View larger image
Hil stopped by for dinner last night so she and Matthew could talk to us about possible summer plans. Bouncing around the table: A return to Nicaragua, but pick a different city and a different activity. Matt wonÃt again sit for four hours a day of Spanish lessons. Guatemala, but it is safe? Colombia, but […]
ìDo you have children?î ìI have three. I had three. My son, Rajiv, died when he was a young boy.î While I stood outside talking to Adam on my cell phone, Maya set a place for me at her kitchen table. I walked back inside to see ìsomething before you begin workî: a mug of […]
Betty toils behind the counter at my local lumberyard. She is short and slim, has brown hair and a childlike Betty Boop sounding voice, which is odd coming from a woman who must be in her mid-forties. Her voice makes me want to go home and watch cartoons. I placed a quart of ceiling paint […]
Betty toils behind the counter at my local lumberyard. She is short and slim, has brown hair and a childlike Betty Boop sounding voice, which is odd coming from a woman who must be in her mid-forties. Her voice makes me want to go home and watch cartoons. I placed a quart of ceiling paint […]
Last year, Matthew is in his web design class and while he is listening to his teacher heÃs also surfing the net. He stumbles on someoneÃs home site with links to music and photos. Matt clicks on ìPeople I know and You DonÃt, î and standing among folks Matt truly does not know is a […]
Salvator Rosa The Spirit of Samuel Called up before Saul by the Witch of Endor, 1668 . View larger image Today’s required reading . Among other labyrinthian connections, Charlie is my godson.
Philosopher In Meditation, 1632. Scanned from Paintings In The Louvre by Lawrence Gowling View larger image Not that this reminds me of anybody in my house.
For Adam and Tricia. cartoon .
If you have the time, read the first two articles from the March 24th edition of The New York Review of Books: Very Bad News and Welcome to Doomsday. In Very Bad News, Clifford Geertz reviews two books : Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond and Catastrophe: Risk and Response […]
If you have the time, read the first two articles from the March 24th edition of The New York Review of Books: Very Bad News and Welcome to Doomsday. In Very Bad News, Clifford Geertz reviews two books : Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond and Catastrophe: Risk and Response […]