Saw Orion tonight for the first time this season. Hey, Old Man, it’s been a while. He and I used to walk the night fields north of campus and we’d talk about life. I’d unload all my concerns and toss them to the sky, and he’d do cartwheels over my head as my feet crunched …
Tag Archives: friend
Any Friend of My Friend Is a Stranger
Facebook friend recommendations of strangers by mutual friends count: 1: friend of that guy who befriends a lot of pretty girls 2-5: 2nd-order association of my gang; doesn’t hang out at the cafe when I do 6-12: goes to Burning Man/Burning Flipside 13-18: really popular at Burning Man and is an artist or performer or …
To Pam, Ever Steadfast
On Sunday, the world lost the wonder of Pam Blackmon-Bailey. After a lifelong struggle with her own body, she now rests in peace. She leaves behind her husband Craig and three teenage daughters. Pam was one of my best friends during my time at OBU and one of the reasons I moved to Greensboro those …
Requiem for Greg, Who Lived In Excellence
Requiescat In Pace, Greg Reddin, my friend. Greg was my best friend in high school. He took me in when I needed a friend. At the time, I was in a state of floating between groups of acquaintances, without anchor, associating with a group of people who insulted me at every opportunity. I would occasionally look …
Continue reading “Requiem for Greg, Who Lived In Excellence”
1999-06-13 The Farm (from the archives)
Part of a series of posts from my old website archives. Enjoy! The Farm! my place to get away from it all 6.13.99 “In choosing your dwelling, know how to keep to the ground. In cultivating your mind, know how to dive in the hidden deeps.” – Tao Te Ching, #8 Freedom? Now, I have …