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Packing. An uniquely miserable human endeavor. Miserable–and yet revealing. It’s revealing in what you take. It’s instructive, in its misery. The first time I (truly) moved, a first-year senior, it was a remarkably miserable affair. I’d somehow accumulated, over the course of a year, a staggering amount of “stuff”. I had a fire-engine red picnic […]

I’m leaving Arizona. I’ve spent the last two years here, with no more interruption or time away than the odd ski trip. It’s been good, my season in the desert. I’ve explored–and learned to love–another corner of the great American west. I’ve scaled to the tops of its rugged peaks, explored its canyons, and marveled […]

Let 2012 be the year of fulfillment–in our persons, in our work, in our play. Let us each proceed into 2012 with a new-found sense of self, renewed purpose in our work, and broad new horizons in our play. Let each provide great happiness, rich contentment, fond memories, and earthly rewards. May we make 2012 […]

I have thoughts. Honest. I do. Honest. Thoughts. But nothing to post here. There’s nothing appropriate to share here. This is the public facing self. And so this blog has to wear a tie. There’s no casual Fridays on the internet. Not anymore, there’s not. I could write about climbing some real rock (for the […]

So, I’m sitting in the airport. I’m taking some time to think about the details. The milieu. The thousand cuts of modern life which I do my damnedest to ignore. Times. Gate. Terminals. Flight numbers. And so on. To be fair, technology eliminates about 90% of the need to pay attention to details. For example–what […]