
2024 Grateful 11: Salvation Mountain
Back in 1314, when Robert the Bruce was doing a pre-battle pep talk with his Scottish troops before engaging with the English at Bannockburn, he’s
Back in 1314, when Robert the Bruce was doing a pre-battle pep talk with his Scottish troops before engaging with the English at Bannockburn, he’s
My social media feed coughed up something wonderful today: an introduction to Polish-born political art satirist and philosopher Paweł Kuczyński. I’ve spent a lovely hour
My escape of choice these days is the Disney series Bones. Yes, it’s old. Yes, I’m behind the times. Still, I’m enjoying it. I’m on
Many moons ago, a friend who knows me well gave me a copy of Robert Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. At first glance,
Decisions. Decisions. Decisions. Author John Ortberg wrote: Columbia researcher Sheena Iyengar has found that the average person makes about seventy conscious decisions every day. That’s
A post popped up on my Facebook feed about a music festival in Nucșoara, a village in Romania nearly halfway between Brașov and Bucharest. Always
I first visited Malta in 2010. A new job. New people. A new chapter. I briefly contemplated moving there full time but I had done
More and more often I’m asked, with some amount of incredulity, if I’m religious. Or my friends are asked that about me. There was a
I’ve been re-reading Daniel Silva‘s Gabriel Allon series and enjoying them again. They’re a gift that keeps on giving. I also visited the old synagogue
I had a birthday recently. My aunt even baked me a cake. It’s been a while since I’ve had birthday cake. As FB doesn’t have