Walking into the school to look over a student’s shoulder seeing his study of “visible and invisible trade” catches me off guard in this remote school location. We have come to this region of Africa to visit the gorillas of the Bwindi Forest. Yet more engaging is a four-hour community walk with a local guide offering glimpses and surprises of Uganda’s rural life.
Tarmac Meditations #172: Love Song #87 – An Old-fashioned Love Song
There is something out there.
It is more than nothing.
It has come to matter to me.
Connor Beaton – Making a Difference With Man Talks
Connor Beaton is the founder of Man Talks, a monthly discussion forum aimed at men that has attracted a huge following. “I organized the group to address the question ‘What are the biggest problems of men?’ and to shed light on how men can excel as husbands, fathers & providers,” says Connor.
The Shipwreck
Restored to her former glory, it was time to set sail.
Let’s Stop Teaching Girls to Fear
I don’t have kids, and probably never will, but I still find myself surrounded by little girls. Many of my friends have them, and my sister has one who will be five later this year. They are cute.
What isn’t cute is when the collective world encourages “the cuteness” of their fear of something.
Dead Or Alive
“You made it. Who’s the little lady with ya there?” asked someone who I swear looked like Joseph Campbell. I was seriously beginning to think I must be suffering from some kind of heat stroke or something. Across from Joseph was Allen Ginsberg, and there was Jack Kerouac, my teenage hero….
Tarmac Meditations #171: It ain’t home if you can’t shoot the hell out of it…with a camera
Here are several, both color and black and white, of a morning in my life not too long ago. After all the whining and losing are done, and the relentless, useless calculations of loss finished with, all that is left is the doing what there is to do. I said that.
Eighth of March, International Womens’ Day
Sitting with palms folded and fingers interlocked
holding a dropping chin
I watch my Grandfather Clock in front of me.
The second hand is making its journey,
Tedious- very used to this path,
a regular for years and years since it was born.
What else ? The legs are chained.
Move Over, Laughter – Crying is the New Best Medicine
For years, I fought the urge to cry. Thankfully, I’ve recently discovered what I’ve been missing.
How to Grow a Life
Plant whatever seeds you have, gently cover them over, and water daily.
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