by aaron | Jan 1, 2015 | blog, Essays
2015 started with a bright blast here in Seattle: the thermometer struggled to reach 32°, the skies above cleared themselves wide open and bluer-than-blue, and the sun, visible for once, permitted a scroll of wonders: snow-tipped mountains sparkled everywhere along...
by aaron | Jan 3, 2012 | Essays
As is bound to happen there’s presently a lot of hubbub about the New Year. Many of us, excited by the hope and promise of beginning anew, are absurdly making foolishly aspirational resolutions that we know, even as we make them, we’ll never keep...