Just Passing By

Just Passing By

I had to laugh when I learned there is an asteroid in our general vicinity of the universe that is due to pass by on November 2nd.  Yes, an asteroid. It has a name – 2018VP1. It’s not predicted to do any damage to our planet. It will likely fly right by us. That’s a...
Future Unknown, Persevere

Future Unknown, Persevere

I checked the weather forecast like I do pretty much everyday. I’m not sure why. It’s late August and we’ve been dealing with a horrible heat wave. Yes, we’re used to heat in central Texas which means if I’m talking about it, it’s that Hades kind of torment, day after...
Wood Turns to Stone

Wood Turns to Stone

It takes an extremely long time for trees to turn to rocks. We call them petrified wood once they’ve completed the process. In these days of covid-19, I usually feel like I’m waiting for trees to turn to rocks when I’m trying to get service from a company or an...
August Full Moon Sabbath

August Full Moon Sabbath

Jupiter danced across the sky above the black canopies of oaks, sending light out into the universe, bright and powerful and demanding. Saturn, fainter and a bit subdued followed a little lower but just as fast as if chasing its neighbor. Each danced its role. Danced...
Washboards and Wringers

Washboards and Wringers

Some Baby Boomers may have memories of mechanical washing machines that had a big metal tub sitting on metal legs. Women filled them with water and detergent and dirty clothes. They scrubbed the clothes until they were clean and drained the tub and refilled it with...
Learning to Walk Humbly

Learning to Walk Humbly

Shakti crushed my heart. Broke my soul open like a pomegranate To pull the luscious kernels out one by one. Shakti Scattered my everything Across the floor and out the door into the dirt So I would have to bend, to crawl on my knees To pick it all up again. And it was...