It is 6:49 AM on the first day of 2017. I woke up much later than usual not due to staying up until midnight or drinking too much: I woke up later than usual from a busy day hiking, playing with the boys then having three small champagne glasses of Louis d’Estree Sparkling Méthode Traditionnelle…… Continue reading New Year’s Morning 2017
Category: Journal
My life journal.
Urge to travel, need for a change
Today an old acquaintance from my days as an English teacher in Japan put up some pictures of Packwood House in Warwickshire, England. One great thing about teaching in Japan is I made a lot of friends; the English teachers came from many English speaking countries and many Japanese staff members married them. From this…… Continue reading Urge to travel, need for a change
Journal Entry – 12.29.2016
It is 5:59 AM; I’m writing later than usual. Between Christmas and New Years work is extremely slow and has been so again this year. I had planned to really enjoy this time but I’m still not in the proper holiday mood. I did experience a holiday high starting a few days before Christmas but…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 12.29.2016
Classic songs discovered in 2016
Two songs my Dad introduced me to in 2016 that I really like. Both also happen to be about or occur in San Francisco. https://youtu.be/XUwUp-D_VV0 Little Boxes – Pete Seeger This is such a fun little ditty. My Dad brought it to my attention after I had just landed in Columbus, Ohio. I had commented…… Continue reading Classic songs discovered in 2016
Journal Entry – 12.23.2016
It is 4:14 AM and there is a heavy rain outside. We’re just two days before Christmas which actually makes me a little sad as the holiday season which began with Halloween is coming to an end. I really shouldn’t think that way but do the same on Saturday night knowing only Sunday remains and…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 12.23.2016
Politics, Religion and getting into the holiday spirit
It is 3:45 AM and I’m feeling a little grumpy. I did not want to feel grumpy, I wanted to be in a holiday mood! So perhaps this post will let me release a bit of grumpiness and then perhaps if I concentrate I can switch my mood. The reason I’m a bit sour is…… Continue reading Politics, Religion and getting into the holiday spirit
An ancient homeland
“Here is our long-forgotten family home.And, having heard now and then the voice of ancestors calling,Like a grey little forest bird, from far-away centuries,I fly to you, Belovezhskaya Pushcha.”Aleksandra Pakhmutova – Russian ballad by Aleksandra Pakhmutova, 1975 which celebrates the Białowieża Primeval Forest. Bialowieza Primeval Forest I came across this quote in my Lapham’s Quarterly -…… Continue reading An ancient homeland
Journal Entry 12.18.2016
It is 3:24 AM. It is a chilly 39 degrees outside and although there is a beautiful waning gibbous moon it remains very dark on the ground. When I step outside to look at the stars I see Orion, faithfully in the southern hemisphere confirming that it is the latter half of the year. There…… Continue reading Journal Entry 12.18.2016