Explorations and discoveries

In the last few years, my perspective has changed dramatically.  Once upon a time, I believed that all my decisions had been made and the future held only more stagnation.  It was like I was a participant in some organized game with the only object being to "land" on particular spaces in a mostly consistent … Continue reading Explorations and discoveries

September 12th, twelve years later

Waking up on this day a dozen years ago, I remember being happy that I could finally get out of bed and escape the image of those towers falling down behind my eyelids, over and over again. The sky was once again stunningly blue, but now it was silent with all commercial airline traffic grounded … Continue reading September 12th, twelve years later

Responsibility – personal or professional?

Allow me to share a recent occurrence with you, both to clarify that my life isn't perfect and to, hopefully, garner some opinions. Last month, I had a little "incident" while on the ferry traveling to Martha's Vineyard. We arrived at the terminal, approximately 35 minutes prior to our departure and were directed into a … Continue reading Responsibility – personal or professional?

A bridge, a baby and some boys

There's almost nothing like the ocean to punctuate time, especially when you're temporarily living on an island which is inaccessible during high tide. The necessity of planning is as explicit and unavoidable as the tide chart adhered to the fridge with a magnet. When the tide is out there's the shallowest of tidal pools under … Continue reading A bridge, a baby and some boys