Working from the heart

The unexpected pleasures of waiting for airplanes, busses and ferries

Travel only seems glamorous to those who don’t. The reality is most of modern travel consists of waiting. Waiting to board the airplane. Waiting to get off. Waiting for connecting flights. Waiting at the…

Running away to dance and play with the techno-hippies

“You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching,
Love like you’ll never be hurt,
Sing like there’s nobody listening,
And live like it’s heaven on earth.
(And speak from the heart to be heard.)”
- William W Purkey

What if I could love my work?

On December 21, 2012, I invited a small circle of friends to spend the day with me in silent meditation. We were under no illusions that the world was going to end, although I suppose there was a slight chance of that happening.

What do you want to be when you grow up?

By Steven Robert Carlson

Two friends and an island

Two acquaintances at a long-ago party had recognized an obscure literary reference in an out-of-print book by a long-dead author:

Dolce far niente: ‘Sweet doing nothing’

Three Italian words tattooed to the wrist of a pirate

It’s rewarding to know this little blog is building momentum. I’ve received several messages of encouragement, including this missive from PJ:

Good job! Nice writing too. Chuck in some characters and you’re made.

I’m 53 years old and my mother still sends me greeting cards

How lucky is that?

Who sends me a printed greeting card on holidays and my birthday?

Who ships me (and my two sisters, and our kids) an annual Christmas package, which…

America is having a Balkan Moment

I thought we were a rational people, but clearly I was mistaken.

7 crapulous reasons to unleash your inner crap artist