Month

This is one of my favorite poems in the world, which I heard on the Writer’s Almanac a few years ago and it’s always stuck with me. A Wife Explains Why She Likes Country – by Barbara Ras Because those cows in the bottomland are black and white, colors anyone can understand, even against the green of the grass, where they glide like yes and no, nothing in between, because in the country, heartache ha

I think tending a garden, whether literally or figuratively is something that we should all invest more time in. I thought about not planting this year, but decided that it’s something still important to my sanity. A smaller crop this year – Tomatoes, Green Peppers, Cherry Peppers, Onions, Eggplant and Basil.

My picks for posts / likes and finds of the week. Super Useful Shit #1: Bicycle Wine Rack May 20, 2011

Sometimes deleting is much harder than creating.

Here’s the first video from the Utica Firefly event that was held at the Tramontane Cafe on 5/25/11. Katie G just killed it with this story. Subscribe to the official YouTube channel and watch for more videos there as well as an official audio Podcast.

I ignored the flashes of lightning all around me. They either had your number on them or they didn’t. -J.D. Salinger  

What an amazing night of storytelling in Utica. I’m very proud to have been a part of organizing this evening along with Geoff Storm and all the amazing staff at The Tramontane, especially Robin and Garrett. I’m sure we’ll do this again real soon.