Going Alone

Such moments! I found myself, yesterday, back in the sea of my childhood; a warm, frothing surf, pulsing with great forward energies...

We’re moving Emily out of her university dormitory this weekend. She’ll stay home with us for a week and then she’s gone, off to Japan...

Great news! Emily gets to remain both American and Japanese. The Japanese government has issued her a new passport without demanding that...

It’s a milestone day for my daughter. She’s going to the Japanese consulate today to pick up her new passport. There’s a chance they’ll...

Such a nice evening yesterday. After sundown, before dinner, I sat in the yard with my dog and strummed my dad’s guitar while making up...

I was awake again last night. But it was different. Instead of worrying over work, or fretting I wasn’t getting enough sleep, I simply...

We’re moving our daughter out of her dormitory this weekend. Finals are done and another year of university is complete. Emily will stay...

Driving 50 miles has become an adventure, or misadventure perhaps. This is because I can no longer stay alert while driving, and must...

Warm ocean water… The sea has suddenly warmed. And stepping in up to my ankles yesterday felt like youth found again in an old photo. I...

One extra cookie… What folly. Now, I’ve been paying for it feeling sick for half a day since. But they certainly were rather large...

A long day of work yesterday, which really clobbered my well being. It was only a few extra hours, but that did the trick. Long gone are...

These last 24 hours! What is going on? It’s like something switched on, and my brain and body and resolve suddenly aligned like Iron...

Yesterday afternoon was nice. I took half a day off to see my doctor, the best doctor ever. We talked about my awful panic attack a few...

There is an enormous river of cool air that flows constantly above where we now live. The whole sky seems always in motion, flowing from...

I’ve been diagnosed with sleep apnea, and must begin wearing a nasal mask at night while I sleep. I don’t mind growing old, and death...

I approached the screaming man and asked him simply, “stingray?” He nodded. My car was nearby and I offered to drive him home with his...

During our evening walk together yesterday Yumiko and I discussed what we planned to bring with us to Japan. It was nothing. Truly...

I found the most delightful home yesterday. A home for sale. It’s a little more costly than what we plan to spend, but oh, what a place!...

Yumiko was gone all day yesterday and I really sensed her absence. Working from home together in such a tiny house has formed us into...

What a pleasant day it was this past Sunday. Our chores and shopping were done and I spent the entire day in an Adirondack chair in the...