Tag: Life
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On Worry
I’m not sure that anyone still reads this anymore. The old blog has suffered from its share of neglect over time, despite major upgrades over the past two years. Truth be told, I actually thought of shutting the whole thing down after a couple of incidents. Suffice it to say, my online writings have caused…
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New Year’s Reflections 2019: For Auld Lang Syne
I haven’t written much in the past few months. Each time that I’ve tried to sit down to write, I found myself at a loss for words. Mostly, I’ve lacked inspiration. This year easily ranks among the most difficult in my life. It caps off a roller coaster decade filled with ups and downs.…
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On Tragedy: Coming to Terms with Terms
My son was diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder earlier this week. While the diagnosis was not a complete surprise, to say that the news was personally devastating would be an understatement. After five years of explaining away the symptoms, after five years of hoping and anticipating that Clark would simply “outgrow” some of his…
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Analog Tools in a Digital World
I broke my fountain pen this weekend. The imperial blue ink that I used in my Lamy CP1 had run out, and when I tried to refill the ink, I inadvertently broke the internal fill mechanism inside the pen. I spent many hours researching a replacement pen, but I couldn’t find a perfect substitute. Instead, I was…
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On Letting Go
I drove home from work on Friday. It had been a productive day. I had had meetings with our project team, wrapping up a major initiative that our Institute puts on every year. The feedback was helpful. To a person, we were all very pleased with how the initiative turned out, particularly given…
Pax Plena 