I got some disappointing news this week. Nothing life-and-death, but definitely a blow to something I thought was more likely to happen than not. As I was sitting, and letting myself feel disappointed over my morning coffee, I started thinking about how valuable the “loss” is. The usual platitudes always come to mind, and pass […]
There was no way for him to have known this, but when Henry David lived alone, in the woods he was making a wonderful companion for self-isolation.
Some people say, “The Earth is flat” against all odds. I cannot understand their lack of faith in our collective reasoning. But I can understand the strangeness telling people that my home is flat. I see San Gabriel and all its snowy mountains, blocking my horizon from the window and think of all the tens […]
Megan and I were in San Diego a few weekends ago. An old friend worked on a new show at the La Jolla playhouse. In addition, seeing the southern part of Southern California and the San Diego zoo has been on our to-do list since we moved here. Poking around some cute Coronado stores, I […]
I currently tutor in LA’s southern beach cities. Part of my work there is administering a series of tests to help figure out why a student is having difficulty reading. A coworker mentioned to me once that we see a lot of students that are bilingual, or are from bilingual families. At about the same […]
(Written on the road on New Year’s Eve. I originally published this on MeaningWell.) This year is drawing to a close. I’m thinking about all the ways I’m going back to places I’ve been before. As I write this, I’m on my way back to my Illinois hometown. My sister is driving us back from […]
A poem and translation for Advent: “Christmas”, by Hermann Hesse (1877 – 1962) Ein Gedicht und Übersetzung zum Advent: Weihnachten, von Hermann Hesse (1877 – 1962)
A poem and translation for Advent: “Christmas”, by Joachim Ringelnatz (1883 – 1934) Ein Gedicht und Übersetzung zum Advent: Weihnachten, von Joachim Ringelnatz (1883 – 1934)
A poem and translation for Advent: “Much Bread Grows During the Wintertime”, by Friedrich Wilhelm Weber (1813 – 1894) Ein Gedicht und Übersetzung zum Advent: Es wächst viel Brot in der Winternacht, von Friedrich Wilhelm Weber (1813 – 1894)
A poem and translation for Advent: “Christmas Celebration”, by Theodor Storm (1817 – 1888) Ein Gedicht und Übersetzung zum Advent: Das Weihnachtsfest, von Theodor Storm (1817 – 1888)