White Rock Ride With My New Go Pro

November 12, 2014.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Last Friday, I made a second attempt at a long write with my new Go Pro camera. Here’s the route on a map. It came out pretty well, and I made a film of it: Great thanks to the folks at Northaven Church for their generous gift of this camera. It was a lot of […]

Mom at 80

September 29, 2014.Reading time less than 1 minute.

And She’s Gone (Summer, That Is)

September 23, 2014.Reading time 1 minute.

It’s now officially Fall. Believe it or not, Fall is my second-favorite season, after Summer. So, in my own personal economy of seasons, I’m not totally upset by what’s the come over the next few months. The truth is, after September 21st, the season of allowable complaints about the weather not being hot enough…is officially […]

The Spin Cycle

September 3, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

I’ve been feeling pretty bad the past few days. Just run down, tired. My bones hurt. That doesn’t happen to me very often. But my joints literally hurt. I’m virtually positive that it’s the cumulative events of the past two weeks….the loss of the two Bills at Northaven –Bill McElvaney and Bill Warrick. Both were […]

Unplugging (And a Demo of “Tell Myself”)

May 28, 2014.Reading time 18 minutes.

A few weeks back I was in a church meeting, and the self-care of ministers came up. A longtime Northaven member, who’s seen a lot of things, told me, “Eric, I think you do an excellent job at self-care. Better than any other minister I’ve known.” She was mainly commenting on the fact that I’ve […]

When I was a Boy of Summer

May 8, 2014.Reading time 6 minutes.

Since it’s baseball season, today’s #TBT is two pictures from my SVAA baseball team. When I was The Divine Miss M’s age, I had this fantasy that I would grow up to be a major league ball player. I was a decent player. But the truth is that I wasn’t even good enough to make […]

New Specs. New Headshot.

April 7, 2014.Reading time less than 1 minute.

–30–

April 7, 2014.Reading time 13 minutes.

This is a repost from Facebook of a game Alan Gann got me playing….where you write on a particular year in your life. It’s fascinating that Alan Gann assigned me “30” for the age to write about. Because it was a memorable year. I don’t even need to re-read journals to remember. When it started, […]

Step Out

March 7, 2014.Reading time 2 minutes.

We leave for Guatemala in the morning. This song has been my ear worm for most of this year, from the great film “Walter Mitty.” I loved it. And I don’t care what you say. The story of a guy overcoming his fears and stepping out into the big world. I love, love, love the […]

Time for a Time Change

March 6, 2014.Reading time 2 minutes.

Been catching up on some journaling this am. It strikes me that this month has been like drinking out of a fire hose. Events coming at me, fast and furious… — The Judge starting her law school teaching — Mary Clair’s resignation — George and Jack’s wedding — Maria getting her license — Our niece […]