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I’m reading Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon, and I’m totally digging it. For whatever reason the following passage struck me in the way it exposes the cruel tenuousness of young love: She was the third beer. Not the first one, … Continue reading →

I love my new front yard..

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 →

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 →

Took a little walk this evening around my new neighborhood, wandering through that little yellow gate at the end of the street…

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 →

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 →

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 →