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Artists in Lockdown
I have been home since the beginning of March. Businesses are just now beginning to reopen – gradually, carefully. Hopefully, soon we can all get back to normal. But what will normal be? And what about the artists?
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Guest Post – Life on Hold
There are days when I feel like I’m working hard and improving a lot. And then there are days when all I feel is frustration. I’m hoping that over time, I will get more used to this and the good days will start to be normal and the bad days will only happen rarely. This time is all about being patient with ourselves.
Down the Shore
In the Carolinas, summer means “Going To The Beach,” but in New Jersey, the idiom is “Down The Shore” (pronounced as one word, “downashoor”). So when our grandson was invited to compete in the 2019 US Sailing Youth Championship, we had the perfect opportunity for a few days down the shore on Long Beach Island.
What Fork To Follow?
In the past 52 months, I’ve written over 200 stories encompassing a bit over 130,000 words, highlighting the choices I and others have made on life’s journey. Even in the course of evolving this website, there were more choices to be made. A lot of forks in the road. And as the late Yankee Hall-of-Famer suggested, I took them. I decided to take one of the forks British writer and lay theologian, C.S. Lewis describes in boarding a bus on a drizzly afternoon and embarking on an incredible voyage through Heaven and Hell, albeit not as dramatic.
Ode to a Swiss Army … Life
If I wanted a tool that would represent a well-lived life I’d reach for a Swiss Army Knife. It’s the perfect tool to get most jobs done. It travels well, and no matter the direction one of its implements is pulled can always find its way home – to its core.