Habits Changing

Spring                                                       Mountain Spring Moon That new habit? Already changing. Figured out that drinking lots of water during my afternoon workouts made my night’s sleep get interrupted. Often enough […]

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Jazz Noir

Spring                                                                                       Planting Moon And some rain.  Ta dah! The Hamm Building in […]

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And Now For Some Rain. Please.

Spring                                                              Planting Moon Thunder, a quick shower.  Rain tonight, I hope.  Back to wanting the weather to turn seasonal, open the spigots, irrigate the crops. […]

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Jazz Noir

Spring                                                                        Planting Moon “Creativity is the social act of the solitary person.”  William Butler Yeats Reading the book about introverts, […]

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Marriage is jazz.

Imbolc                                                             New (Bloodroot) Moon Jazz at Tryg’s.  Wenso Ashby.   His trio was perfect for a celebration of our anniversary.  Marriage is jazz.  So much improvisation […]

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The Full Grandchildren Moon

Summer                               Full Grandchildren Moon The full moon has risen over the seven oaks outside my study window.  It stands high, calling to mind the grandchildren of the world, how they come into our lives as gifts and remain as loved ones.  Ruth and Gabe, my grandkids, are in my life only because Jon and Jen […]

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The Acid and Whitehead Days

Imbolc     Waxing Moon of Winds A week of constant preparation, meetings, thought has come to a close.  Tomorrow Kate and I will celebrate our 19th anniversary.  We’ll have dinner at Osaka, then drive into Orchestra Hall to hear the Wynton Marsalis Jazz Band interpret Theolonius Monk. Back in those days, the acid and Whitehead days, […]

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Chop Wood, Carry Fencing

After years in urban ministry, economic development, affordable housing and responsbility for urban congregations spread throughout the metro area I thought I knew Minneapolis. Not so.  When I drove over to ecological gardens, Paula’s home at 4105 Washburn Avenue I discovered north Minneapolis, the one that includes Shingle Creek, the Humboldt Greenway, Victory Memorial Drive.  […]

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