Chopper Saturday

Chopper Saturday

I couldn’t stop thinking of M*A*S*H and all the helicopters buzzing around that show. I don’t know if I ever imagined being in one. WIthout doors, you’re only sort of partly “in” it – there’s always this sense of being outside...

Cliche Alley

My dad. Always engaged in wordplay. Goodness!
Leaving Deer Trail

Leaving Deer Trail

I’ve had something like six weeks in Deer Trail, and I’m noticing things I never noticed before. Like cows. And everyone knows Deer Trail is the home of the first rodeo, right? Then there’s the Bijou telephone Co-op, and Asshole’s Garage. Yep,...
Ripping off old people

Ripping off old people

Some fun in Deer Trail. The local electrical service company told my parents they had to have a service upgrade to correct a code violation. The contractor they sent – Leo’s Electrical Service of Hugo, Colorado – provided a dozen new code violations...
Work-life balance

Work-life balance

I read a review today of The Three Marriages: Reimagining Work, Self and Relationship, by David Whyte. He questions the concept of “work-life balance”: Poets have never used the word balance, for good reason. First of all, it is too obvious and therefore...