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Défilé du Père Noel
I’m a lousy tourist. Chicago last weekend and now Montreal. Not a single photo taken. How will anyone, including my future self, know for sure that I have really been where I say I’ve been? If a tree falls in … Continue reading
All good
Up until now I’ve been feeling a little uncomfortable with how… comfortable I have been feeling these days. Crazy, I know. As is the case with most issues in my life, acceptance seems to be the key. And so I’m … Continue reading
Evening walk in Las Cruces
Took a little walk this evening around my new neighborhood, wandering through that little yellow gate at the end of the street…
Roadmap to nowhere
Another glorious spring day in Carrboro, North Carolina. A few hours ago I strolled these familiar streets as I have countless times over the past dozen or so years. A lot has changed. I seem to tire more quickly, to … Continue reading
And the winner is…
The City of the Crosses, a.k.a. Las Cruces, New Mexico! That’s right, my wife has officially accepted a tenure-track faculty position at New Mexico State University! At long last I can realize my dream of being a childless house-husband! Hallelujah, … Continue reading
HTG 3.0
In November of 2007 I completely revamped this website, launching what I then called HTG 2.0. At that point I had been goofing around online for a couple of years, in fits and spurts, without any focus or clue as … Continue reading
The Bluest Eye
I was pulling down a box of books from a shelf in our closet the other day, searching for something for my wife, when I noticed Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye. I had swiped the book from my mother-in-law’s house … Continue reading
The Swell Season
Every once in a while I stumble upon a new artist who catches me by surprise and sneaks into my heart. That’s what happened this weekend as I spent hours listening to, watching and reading everything I could find having … Continue reading
Another Friday
The wall next to my desk is a window, about twelve feet high and fifteen feet wide. It overlooks the UNC campus from high up in this building, which is perched high up on a hill. The sky is a … Continue reading

