by toby | Nov 25, 2010 | Life
I promised an upside blog, and I’ve been hunting for inspiration ever since. This is Thanksgiving morning, and it’s time to pull out of the negativity. So here are some of the gifts of hitting midlife that I want to acknowledge, and invite you to add to. The kids are...
by toby | Nov 15, 2010 | Life
Middle age, she is a cruel mistress. I came up with that phrase myself, liked the ring of it, and tried it out on Twitter. Then I thought, why is middle age female? Shoot, male middle age is a mean bastard too. Somehow I didn’t think it would happen to me, and I know...
by toby | Oct 17, 2010 | Life
There have been so many great moments on this trip to California but this one was more complex than most. My daughter flew down from college to join me for a couple days and we set off on foot to explore the previously-mentioned exclusive town of my birth. After a...
by toby | Aug 16, 2010 | Life
I’ve been thinking about dying lately. Not the act of dying; not me personally dying, or even those close to me dying necessarily. Just this: everybody dies. All the great paintings, deep writings, fabulous carvings, fiery passions, sorrows and songs that have gone...