May
31
2000
There are so many things I’ve been meaning to write about lately, but just haven’t been able to find the right words. I wanted to describe how much I loved Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets — to talk about what qualities of the story enchanted me. I intended to top that off with [...]
May
30
2000
The phone rang at 10 a.m. Robert stumbled out of bed to answer it. Some man with an annoyingly strained voice identified himself as Horgwarth Humpledinger. Robert was especially confused when Horgwarth Humpledinger didn’t want to speak with him, he wanted to speak with ME! It turned out that it was my father–what a funny [...]
May
29
2000
Today I’d like to share some pieces by one of my favorite poets, Mary Oliver. Her writing has a meditative quality about it…like prayer…and attempts to decipher messages present in the natural world. A solitary, beautiful flower, a hummingbird paused in its flight, the change of seasons. Her poetry achieves a meaningfulness that so much [...]