An important lesson

Last year — yes, it’s been almost a year — when I bought my house in California, I was struck by the absence of autumn. The leaves were still on the trees well into December, the days were warm and  [more...]

My friend Sara spent this morning in anticipation and elation, with the expectation that her kid’s album “Big Kid” would be nominated for a Grammy today. It was a crushing disappointment when it  [more...]

I know that things like this average out over nature’s long timescales, but as a short-lived human I can’t help but ascribe significance to the weather these days. It is just karma playing itself out. This  [more...]