The first stars of twilight are winking from the sky when a voice trails over the glen. Young and vibrant and poignantly lovely, the alto grows clearer as the multicolored silk scarves of a skirt flit over the grasses, teasing them with each dancing step of the girl. Angels, answer me, are you near if [...]

Every generation seems to have those moments in history that they collectively look back at and can cleraly remember where they were and what they were doing when it happened. These seem to be the kinds ofmoments that help define that generation. Well, maybe not so much the significance of the event itself but in [...]

I haven’t posted an update about my pre-weight loss surgery drive in awhile, I’m a bit over due. When I made this decision back in October/November, I was pretty gung-ho. I had made up my mind. I was going to do this. Then as I started finding out the hoops I had to jump through… [...]

About seven months ago (wow, didn’t realize it was THAT long ago) I tried rigging up a standing-desk, or stand up work environment (SUWE). I ran in to a number of problem. The desk I had my computer on wasn’t tall enough, and my main work area for reviewing plans and papers was still regular [...]

While most folks around the US turn their attention to the groundhog on February 2nd, this date also has a history as a Celtic festival that celebrated the lengthening days of the year and the coming of spring. Candlemas was one of the four days of the year representing a quarter of the calendar, and [...]