That’s how it’s done

If the work didn't go quickly, it'd have to run long...

This is Tuesday

Every day I search for the things that can be done, the sweet spot, as Robert Pirsig wrote, "between restlessness and exhaustion"...

Wednesday morning roundup

There's a lot going on in our American Life and even more still to do. We're wrapping our arms around it all the best we can....

Locally

When I sit down to write about these things, it's obvious to me how all of this fits...

Carrying the load

When my ego tries to convince me that I'm still 25, telling me to "send it," my brain has to pull rank and remind my body that I'm 65...

The joys of an empty calendar

There's incredible freedom in not creating each day until after that morning's coffee...

Back, at Home

Everything today went according to plan...

A step closer

Deb said last night what both of us had been thinking, wondering aloud if we could maybe, just maybe, run from central Iowa to northern Arkansas in a single day...

Eastbound & down

Today we had ourselves the smoothest and least eventful drive in recent memory...

At long last

There's a rhythm to a journey, at least when it's going well. That's especially true of traveling with a companion...