Posts from ‘July, 2009’

While working the West End 3K running race in Boulder on Thursday night I treated myself to three delicious, thick, gooey pieces of pizza from Papa Romano’s Pizza on the Hill.  Eight hours later I woke with a blazing headache, nausea, and dizziness.  It stayed with me for the entire day, though the headache gradually [...]

I love trees.  They secure their roots underground, provide shade for people and branches for birdies, and have been the subject of countless Japanese haiku.  There’s something primal and Zen about trees.  My own house has a forest of trees around it; during the summer you can’t see the house from the road because of [...]

Summer months are hard months for writing.  Seems I’m so busy playing at the pool, running, gardening, reading, sleeping, and eating all the fresh abundance of the season, I barely have time to reflect.  The joy of the season is upon us and I can’t bear to slow down.  What I crave most of all, [...]