At dusk they emerge from their homes. They race across front lawns in a flurry of capes and crowns, stumble over tails and cowboy boots and each other, half blind in pirate patches and sheets with eye holes that don’t quite match up.  Entire streets teem with them, fill with their sugar fueled shrieks and echo with their laughter.  Urgent message to the inhabitants of this town; surrender your M&Ms, your Twizzlers, your Musketeers Three; loose change, apples and tooth brushes will not to be tolerated.  Jack-o’-lanterns flicker and glow on front porches and fence posts, silent witness to the half-dozen ninjas … Continue reading Fright Night

Jeff Bezos went to space today. Just to the edge. Just enough distance to gain some perspective. Just enough momentum to slow down and ponder. Jeff Bezos went to space today. Just to the edge. Just to the cusp in a craft named New Shepard. Just enough irony just under the surface considering humanity has not been much of a steward, or savior or shepherd to the planet we call home. Jeff Bezos went to space today. Just to the edge. Just shy of the point of no return. Just as we on Earth teeter on that same point, the … Continue reading The Edge of Space

—-Quote of the Week—- Quote of the Week: No matter how high a bird flies, it has to come down for water. —American Proverb Continue reading Birds in Puddles

Hurricane Elsa is predicted to pass over us tomorrow. Clouds began to gather late this afternoon as boats in the harbor were tethered tightly to docks and birds disappeared from the sky. One gull however, dared to stage a rebellion. Dared to defy instinct and challenge the approaching storm. Dared to test the fabric of the clouds. Dared to believe that the sun and the sky still exist on the other side of darkness… Continue reading Rebellion