If my memory is correct, at some time in the fall of 2006 I watched a 20-minute video that profoundly mixed my emotions with the intensity of a Ninja blender. The video featured a soft-spoken …
Month: February 2021
I had known about Thoreau’s quote about going to the woods where he documented and chronicled his experience (for two and half years) in the book, Walden. I have been to Walden Pond in the quaint …
As I looked across our backyard, a blanket of dying leaves nearly covered the green grass that hadn’t encountered a first frost. It was a peak-week of glorious colors in southeastern Connecticut’s fall foliage season. Why …
I received a Facebook message on October 16, 2019 from the animal control officer in our little town of Ledyard. “Hi Peter. I just want to put a bug in your ear. There is a Samoyed …
I spent an afternoon by myself getting back to the earth and enjoyed an uneventful stroll along the unmarked footpaths of a state forest. I came upon this ambitious plan-in-progress of a beaver. This artwork of …
I had never seen a more horrific display of destruction. It was one mile wide and six miles long. Standing in the midst of a barren flatland, I turned 360 degrees and I saw, but more …
The above quote from the Tao Te Ching, written by Lao Tzu, fascinates me. What? Why? It doesn’t make any sense! Paradox (n): a seemingly contradictory or absurd statement that expresses a possible truth. …
I believe angels surround us and they present themselves in the most unlikely circumstances. I am blessed to have witnessed the example I feature in this post. The Coast Guard Academy (CGA) Bears’ Men’s Basketball …
There are leaders who strive to be in a position of strength and upon reaching their goal, they command respect. These people are known as leaders-first. There are also leaders who humbly accept the nomination of …
Shortly after sunrise on a late spring morning, I walked to the end of the dock at my sister’s and brother-in-law’s house. After seeing the name of their boat, Next Chapter…, a heaviness of emotions consumed …
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