Author: 67steffen
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Don’t Litter
The lowest form of littering is to abandon fast food wrappers in rocks along the coast. If you make the effort to go to the ocean, respect it. I don’t like people who litter and this goes back to the “beginning.” True story: at the age of 19, I was awestruck by this cheerleader. I […]
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A Losing Season in Perspective
My love of baseball extends to big time rooting for the San Francisco Giants, the World Series champions of 2010 and 2012. But the 2013 season has been full of disappointment and, of course, too many losses for the Giants. As a zealous fan I can’t bring myself to say the Giants will be […]
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Historical Walk
Long walks are great therapy. See the Long Walks Page for suggested walks in Europe and the United States. #2. Jockey Hollow, Morristown, New Jersey My favorite walk in my early years was the area where General George Washington housed his army during the winter of 1779-80. The photo above is of “the soldier huts”, […]
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Writing Exercise
Write every day. If you don’t know what to write, start by typing “blank page.” The idea is to move your fingers—that physical sensation of striking the key pad. If you develop anxiety after typing “blank page” because you have no idea of what to write about and you feel stupid for […]
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Moth In the Morning
Off to work this morning when I spotted a moth “resting” on my front gate—that’s what moths do in the daytime, they rest. I was struck by the contrast in textures: the rough ancient redwood vs. the soft, fragile moth. Also, the redwood, aged by 60 years of weather, turns gray in low light and […]
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Loneliness
“Loneliness” is often misspelled and worse, misunderstood. Hats off to the volunteers who call people who’ve recently lost a loved one. The calls are conducted through an organized hospice program where the volunteer is often someone who has gone through the pain of watching a close relative die from a terminal illness. I’ve been on […]
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Long Walks
I enjoy rolling hills and the initial curiosity of wondering what’s on the other side. In the above photo Anne, my walking model, is headed up one of the hills of Mugello, Italy. Neither of us knew what we would see at the top. The possibilities were more of the same, a vineyard, a field […]
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Daily Prompt: Smell You Later
The vision of our two dogs’ is declining with age, but their sense of smell remains acute; i.e., opening a can of tuna is wake up call. My sense of smell is stronger than ever now that my hearing is challenged. So, perhaps, our sense organs compensate for performance shortages linked to age. Regardless, my memory of smells […]
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