Something about the first Sunday of summer is triggering a retrospective vibe for me. Awoke at 4:30am and started editing poems, and then pivoted to Rosslyn Redux. I'm gobsmacked that we first waded into that adventure a dozen years ago. Twelve years! Is it possible? Where did the years go? My mind drifts to Steinbeck's reflections on taking a trip vs. a trip taking us. (Did you know that there's ...
Cycling
Warm Winter, Sweet Summer?
It's late January, and winter's been with us for long enough that, from time-to-time, my mind meanders May-ward. Or even toward June and July and August. Warmer months. Carefree months for sailing and gardening and cycling canopied country roads... Don't misunderstand. I'm no winter hater. On the contrary. I actually love the chill and the snow. The skiing. But there's something about the ...
Wo/ander
Today I am a velo flâneur. [pullquote]A bicycle flâneur yielding to the siren call of knotted byways. Wonderful. Wanderful.[/pullquote] Instead of hustling up a mountain on two wheels, one of my favorite exercise routines in Santa Fe, I decide to wo/ander. To wonder about the spiderweb of (mostly dirt and gravel) roads near my home, unfamiliar roads, many of which I've never walked or ridden or ...
Your Goldfish Attention Span Just Got Shorter
Feeling flighty? Wondering why? Your attention span is shorter than a goldfish! The average attention span for the notoriously ill-focused goldfish is nine seconds, but according to a new studyfrom Microsoft Corp., people now generally lose concentration after eight seconds, highlighting the affects of an increasingly digitalized lifestyle on the brain. Researchers in Canada surveyed 2,000 ...
Midlife Balance
In a moment of abandon — or obsessive noodling — I dictate "midlife balance" into my digital tutor. The answer is out there, in the internets, waiting, tucked between middle and mindfulness. Only, it's not, or not quite, or I spelled it wrong because I conjure up an avalanche of herbal supplements. Magical elixirs for women. [pullquote]I sense that I'm not in the club. Manopause, yes; menopause, ...