I really admire people that can play musical instruments, all the more since I’ve tried to do so myself — with poor results. For the past couple months, I’ve been playing around with a penny whistle, and you should hear … Continue reading
Next week, my son will be going off to college for the first time, so I’ve made him a practical gift as he heads to the dorm. In his brief shaving career, he has become accustomed to lathering his face … Continue reading
In nature there’s no blemish but the mind, None can be called deformed but the unkind. — William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Act III, scene iv As I was cutting and collecting this storm-fallen silver maple, I noticed in the end-grain … Continue reading
