24 Hour Dirt Bag
The car backs out of the driveway around noon on a Sunday after morning HC yoga and an hour or so...
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In Defense of the Snow Day
It’s not all the white powdery stuff of legend around here. Most of it is intermittent pellets of...
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Hold to the Pivot and Happy New Year
It’s about to be the end of winter break for me; New Year’s Afternoon to be precise. The...
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Being White on a Sunday Afternoon
Sunday afternoon, and it’s a luxury to plop into the woods and disconnect from social media for a...
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The Heron Flies in Loops
The moment, the exhilaration, awakens me. I remember myself in the boat. How long have I been here, lost in the loops of the hawk?
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At the Crow Show: 02/27/2020
It’s my birthday, yo, and when I saw Old Crow coming to Charlotte on the Birthday Eve, I told...
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Do Your Work and Step Back: The Tao of New Year’s Resolutions.
Do Your Work and Step Back: The Tao of New Year’s Resolutions. Call it procrastination. ...
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Trudging the Muddy Trail: Days 1-2 on the MST
Days 1 and 2: Wolf Pit to Steel Creek. The first climb is the deepest. Monday (5.43 mi): Chuck and...
Read MoreUntangling the Knots: On the Perils of Adulting
I’m a big time word nerd; I get fascinated by words I’ve never heard and marvel at the power of these little tidbits of breath and sound that have evolved into symbols to form essential building blocks of our relationships and...
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carry kerouac/up a muddy, winding trail/new and familiar
Spring fever strikes a visceral yen to strap on boots and hit the trail. All signposts point to...
Read MoreMarinating on a Mid-Week Teacher Rally in Raleigh
It’s been a week since over 20,000 professional educators flooded the streets of Raleigh to visit the NC legislature on its opening session, which lasted a whopping 15 minutes before shutting down for the day. Many of those...
Read MoreThe Sylvan Sanctuary
A church owns some land in my neighborhood. It’s a small, wooded plot in otherwise urban space,...
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