Several years ago, I changed my daily routine to include an hour of meditative time each morning. It changed my life. I suppose that is a rather dramatic statement, but I believe it to be true. A [...]

I do not write for children, but for the childlike, whether of five, or fifty, or seventy-five. George MacDonald Our world is so very complicated. Complicated technologies. Complicated [...]

Remember the KISS principle? Keep It Simple Stupid was a Navy design mantra in the 60’s, reportedly born out of the legendary Lockheed Skunk Works. The basic idea is to avoid unnecessary [...]

The way to read a fairy tale is to throw yourself in. W.H. Auden Sally and I recently had the opportunity to spend a few days in Vermont, where autumn has appeared in all it’s glory. Cooler [...]

The clouds march slowlyAcross the sky like an army of angelsWhite billowiness with gray severityMoving toward the unknownBeyond sight and sound Tethered earthward by the world’s humThat unknown [...]