Finding Love
Nearly all the single readers I’ve met have told me how hard it is to find someone who starts with the same basic mindset that they do. They talk about going on dates and trying to figure out when to...
View ArticleSo You (Don’t Particularly) Want to Be a Farmer
Note: 1 1/2 feet of snow so far and still falling – we may get more than three by the end (the words “in the higher elevations” are generally the ones you want to listen to when forecasts are made for...
View ArticleOn Sentiment…And Against Sentimentality
It is pouring down rain – Tropical Storm Nicole is dumping 5 inches on us – and the dogs are barking out of control. I can’t see a thing in the storm, but I suddenly realize what they must be barking...
View ArticleIs Your Love Enough? Loving Your Neighbors and Working With Them Whether You...
Variations on the obligation to love one’s neighbor show up across both the religious and secular spectrum. They tend to provoke a range of responses – from those who attempt to sort out what loving...
View ArticleThe V-Day Post: Love, Sex, Marriage and Doom
I’m a bit short on time today, given that I told my boys that today is “smooch day” and Moms have to kiss their kids as much as possible. Since my boys are all deep in the “ewwww….kissing” phase this...
View ArticleBest Love Song Ever
“Everyone says I love you, but just what they say it for I never knew. Its just inviting trouble for the poor sucker who says I love you.”
View ArticleThe Sustainable Marriage
I‘ll be offline much of the next few days for the Passover holiday. This is a subject we’re talking about in the Adapting-in-Place class, and one that comes up a lot – how do you make environmental...
View ArticleReal Love
I don’t think Eric and my eyes have ever met in one of those soppy, romantic looks couples give each other over a puddle of vomit before. Yesterday, however, they did. We’ve been battling a nasty,...
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