• Distractions

    Please stand by. I have some thoughts to share, but I think they'll need to bubble around in my mind for a while. I know better than to force my writing. It leads to frustration and too much time just sitting and staring, mesmerized by the inward pulling at my mind for results. I'll let the d…
  • Two Harsh Weeks

    The big cold snap has apparently broken. It began warming up yesterday. Before that, it had been getting colder by the day. On the coldest night, just before temps began to ease upward, I watched the thermometer. The reading went down from minus 22 around sunset to minus 37 (F) before I crawled…