Re-entry has begun. Re-entry is the term that is used to describe what participants at Burning Man feel when they have to return to their daily lives. For those that haven’t spent time at Burning man by choice or lack of good timing and luck, this is similar to the Read more
“A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, Read more
So, it might not coming to a huge shock to those parents out there that have had the wonderful opportunity to send your child away to school. This is that week for me. And I am finding it much more difficult in ways I didn’t expect. A little background, my Read more
I am very saddened today with the news of yet two more men shot by police. I am very saddened today with the news of five police officers gunned down by a sniper. I am saddened that all of the folks I’m talking to think we are slipping backwards, instead Read more
This is the story of a boy, Jacob, and his family. Maria and Joakim (Mom and Dad) and Sarah (Sister). The first time I met this family was at a mutual friends house for a picnic or a party, I don’t remember which. I arrived with my family (wife and Read more
About 6 months ago, I received a text from a dear friend. The content explained that my friend had just found that they were sick, and that they wanted me to know. I remember thinking, this can’t be real…and this can’t be that serious. It turns out, it was real, Read more
So..I turn 50 this week. I have literally been looking forward to that number since…well, I turned 40. An “age” hasn’t really ever carried the stigma for me that it may for others, I am more interested in the number. I had always said I wanted to live to 100. Read more
This is the story of a walking man. This man was known to me first as that…a walking man. You see, he’d walk past my house daily, on the other side of the street. From where I stood I saw a man with a slight smile, and a smooth gait. Read more
When I was told that my father had stage four pancreatic cancer in September, I didn’t now what to think. The immediate reaction was somewhat akin to a dizzy spell. I couldn’t quite hear the words. I’m sure that many have had a similarly powerful reaction to such news. For Read more