'A Reminder to Breathe' by Dinah Eng
Tuesday, February 26, 2008, 10:30 AM
One of the best parties I've ever had was a day at the spa with two dear girl friends.
The three of us -- in different stages of life -- decided to treat ourselves to a day away from our regular routines. One was the mother of two young... read »
'A Date with History' by Chris Bohjalian
Tuesday, February 26, 2008, 10:39 AM
It's official: I am now the Most Annoying Middle-Aged Man in Vermont.
It all began innocently enough about two yeas ago when I was paying for gas at a convenience store. The young clerk handed me the credit card receipt and said,... read »
'Conscious Living Requires Flexibility' by Dinah Eng
Friday, February 22, 2008, 9:13 AM
My doctor and I stand in front of the light box, looking at the x-rays of my neck. It's amazing to see what's really inside your body. Most of the time, we don't really think about those little bones that help us to hold our body in different... read »
"Clutter" by Tim Wilson
Friday, February 22, 2008, 10:35 AM
Whenever I'm feeling overwhelmed by stuff, I take solace in this thought: that nature is almost never neat. Just a look off our village bridge reminds me of that.
Then of course, there are families and kids...constant cleanuup.
We've ... read »
"Watch out, Dr. Doolittle" by Chris Bohjalian
Friday, February 22, 2008, 10:07 AM
When I need a new career because people have stopped reading novels -- and, alas, someday people really will have chosen podcasts over pulp -- I am going to become an animal communicator specializing in interspecies telepathic consultations in person... read »
'Generosity/Giving' by Cathy Lewis
Monday, February 11, 2008, 10:37 AM
When it comes to the idea of giving gifts, there's one fundamental rule of life I have never been able to figure out.
Why is it that a man who has bought a birthday gift for his mother every year of his adult life suddenly forgets how to get ... read »
'Nothing Says Love Like a Firetruck' by Chris Bohjalian
Monday, February 11, 2008, 9:45 AM
Last month my daughter's chorus teacher at Mount Abraham Union High School, Megan LaRose, sent me an e-mail that was circulating on the Internet that was filled with children's thoughts about marriage. There was some serious wisdom in it.
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"The Joy of Being Lost and Found," by Edward Beck
Friday, December 14, 2007, 2:54 PM
Once I got so lost that I began to wonder if I'd ever get found.
I was on a thirty day retreat in a hermitage, no less, in the hills of California. I'd decided to take a long walk to a beach about five miles away that I'd ...
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Bliss, by Terry Hershey
Friday, December 14, 2007, 11:22 AM
“We should do this more often.” A middle-aged man is speaking to a woman standing at his side. I am doing what I do best: Eavesdropping.
The couple is leaning on the upper deck railing of a Washington State Ferry. We are headed across ... read »