Recovery. Sobriety. Living Wise.
On Saturday, August 31, 2024 we laid to rest Tucker McHugh, one who will be forever remembered as a sunny day spirit. We reprise this thought from 2021. “The Sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do.” ~ Galileo Galilei For those who’ve … Continue reading Sunny Day Spirits
[Reprised from 2016] NEWS BULLETIN ISTANBUL: “Hundreds of sheep followed their leader off a cliff in eastern Turkey, plunging to their deaths this week while shepherds looked on in dismay. Four hundred sheep fell 15 metres to their deaths in a ravine in Van Province near Iran but broke the fall of another 1,100 animals who survived, newspaper reports said yesterday. Shepherds from Ikizler village … Continue reading Beyond a Rock and a Hard Place
TO ENJOY THE MUSIC IN TODAY’S POST, PLEASE CLICK THE LINK ABOVE IN YOUR EMAIL, OR click here. Plato describes humans as coming into the world “naked, unshod, unbedded, and unarmed,” needing the gifts of fire and practical wisdom to compensate. That pretty much sums up my growing up experience, naked unshod unbedded unarmed electing to being burned to a crisp by the fires of … Continue reading Meeting the Moment
TO ENJOY THE MUSIC IN TODAY’S POST, PLEASE CLICK THE LINK ABOVE IN YOUR EMAIL, OR click here. From our archives I found this most intriguing question of all — from Joe Nagy. Last week I went to a panel discussion on “Where is God?”. It was held to address one of the most vexing questions any of us –- believer, agnostic, or atheist –- … Continue reading Where is God? (by Joe)
TO ENJOY THE VIDEO IN TODAY’S POST, PLEASE CLICK THE LINK ABOVE IN YOUR EMAIL, OR click here. “Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.” — Plautus Today I’m remembering the completed life of Tucker McHugh. I dedicate this post to his wife, Mimi, the McHugh family and my beloved brothers of the Seattle Prep class of 1967. … Continue reading Remembering Tucker McHugh