The Distraction Reaction
Definition of distraction: (1) a thing that prevents someone from giving full attention to something else. “The woman found COVID-19 a distraction from her domestic duties.” Similar: diversion, interruption, disturbance,…
A Blessing and a Curse
Life goes on. That glib trope we all seem to spout occasionally, usually after expounding upon the vicissitudes of life, seemed an appropriate title for this blog, given the threat…
From MS-DOS to Zoom!
I was first tapped to do professional work on a computer as a graduate assistant in the journalism program at University of North Texas in 1980. I walked into the…
Salad Dressing
One of the effects of sheltering in place, as most of us must do these days, is that our day-to-day routines—which we barely even notice most of the time—disappear into…
Let Us Eat Cake!
I was driving east on Agua Fria in Santa Fe, having passed Osage Avenue, when I made the decision. I was going to have a piece of that coconut cake…
A Toilet Paper Confession
Beginning with this blog, I am sharing my observations and musings about life as we are now experiencing it. What I know to be true is that despite all the…
Blooming and Dying
Ouch! Ouch. That damned succulent had to go, I thought angrily, after it had poked me yet another time. The sage-colored cactus with its broad, thick leaves had outgrown its…
The Marrying Kind
Photo: Jennifer Esperanza One of the greatest privileges of being a minister is officiating at weddings. In most states, anyone can marry a couple; you don’t need a minister to…
Kinship, and other important ideas
Photo: Hollis Walker Last Sunday I had the opportunity to take the pulpit at First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque, and once again, I talked about homelessness. After I was invited…
Remembering Danny
Photo: Hollis Walker The man at the left—Danny Jones—was too shy to let me photograph him for a slide show I did earlier this year about Pete’s Place, the…