On Spontaneity and Improvisation

I have a young friend, a student that lives at The Purple Door.  This person, by admission, dislikes the unplanned life.  As little spontaneity as possible is the rule.  Instead, there are lists - lists about everything.  Lists of schedules, meals, books to read, graduate schools to consider, everything.  This student once told me about [...]

You know you’re not blogging enough when . . .

I guess it’s a nice sign that a certain someone actually reads my blog.  Michelle - the one everyone keeps congratulating me for marrying up with - noticed my lack of posting here lately.
So this one’s for her:
Really, it is.  That horse is for Michelle.  Just put a check in the mail yesterday.  Our [...]

Mustache March or Mustache Millenium?

A few minutes ago, I stood at my bathroom sink.  Picked up my little electric beard/sideburn/ear/nose hair trimmer, in order to shave off my mustache.  But a funny thing happened after I flipped the switch and heard the buzz . . . I looked in the mirror, and decided that I just couldn’t go through [...]

Weekend wrap-up

Well, I’m sitting here, finally at a place to unwind a little after the past few days.  They were good, good days, to be sure, but definitely full, and thought-full, and tiring.
The conference was very good.  In some ways, it was a lot like many events I’ve been to over the past eight or nine [...]

A Change for Mrs. SpiritFarmer

First things first . . . I was told long ago that I married up.  I always knew it was true.
Michelle has made a decision to accept a new job.  She’ll be creating a project management group for a local industrial design company.  They’ve done some amazing work, and she’ll be a great addition.  I’m [...]

Merry Christmas (I think)

Can’t say where this came from, but I’ve been walking through this whole Christmas season with a bit of an edge. People have heard me say cranky little quips, and even the occasional mini-rant. In part, it’s the consumerism of the season that a lot of people are cautious of. There are [...]

Quiet days on the blog . . . so what’s new?

Hey there. Just thought I’d say that.
My posting ’round these parts has been sparse of late, which is due mainly to school stuff. I’ve read well over 1500 pages of books and articles in the past two weeks, in addition to my normal work responsibilities. At about this time next week (that’s [...]

SoCal fire, pt. 4

I wasn’t able to pay close attention to news updates yesterday as I had the previous couple of days. The fires continue, but the weather has begun a more helpful turn, so hopefully that will give the firefighters an edge. Nothing new to report on our immediate family and friends. Everyone is [...]

SoCal fire, pt. 3

I actually don’t have any news to report regarding my immediate family or friends right now - fires are still raging, but things seem to be settling a bit. The weather is improving - less wind, more humidity.
The main thing I wanted to note here is on a little different level. Despite my [...]

SoCal fire, pt. 2

Being so far away from family and friends in the fire affected areas in San Diego is hard - not as hard as being there, mind you, but hard. This situation is astonishing. The fire moved so fast. Michelle’s folks are doing o.k. - they decided to wait it out in [...]