Observations

This is a collection of things that I see in front of and behind my eyes. These posts have been published near daily since October 2016.

Wither Democracy

I don’t have a lot to say about the events that occurred yesterday at the Capitol, except that is was a sad day for democracy. An autocratic leader incited—and may have

Preparations

I’m trying to start running again. The pandemic was not kind to my running habit, nor my food intake. Between the combination of the cold weather and the short distance that I’

A Single Tree

There is a single, skinny tree that sways in the breeze. The other trees around it are so still that they look like a photograph. But the one tree moves with a large

Oxford Comma

I am starting a new job where they do not use the Oxford comma. The past few jobs I have had have been users of there serial comma and I have so internalized

Trees Grow and Move

Trees seem like the most stable, inanimate objects but I have read references to studies that show whole forests move tree by tree. There have also be studies showing that trees communicate through