Handcuffed To The Bed

Handcuffed To The Bed

Would that it were so! That might have been interesting. But alas… it was not my bed… I was handcuffed to work that was sucking my soul. I loved law school. The reading, the research, the classroom, the debates, the arguments. All of it. But within months of...
Add Water At Your Peril

Add Water At Your Peril

Winemakers in Châteauneuf-du-Pape must adhere to strict guidelines if they wish to present their wines to the marketplace as wines from the Châteauneuf-du-Pape region . One curious rule is that, except in extraordinary circumstances (and then only...
You Could Be An owl

You Could Be An owl

He’s captured their hearts; grabbed their attentions; and piqued their imaginations. Millions followed him. Why? Because Flaco broke free. Flaco. The Owl. Who lived in the Central Park Zoo. Until, a vandal cut a hole in the wire mesh of his enclosure. And out...
I Can Read Your Mind

I Can Read Your Mind

can read your mind. I’m not always right, but with a bit of help, I can come pretty close. “How you spend your days is, of course, how you spend your life,” Annie Dillard says. “What you do with this hour, and that one, is what you are...
Vacate and Recreate

Vacate and Recreate

Will you take one? A real one? I’m talking about a real vacation. Where you actually get away. Away from the office, away from work, away from the screen, away from email, away from social. Away from the slipstream of your life. So that you can rest, and...