8 years, 7 months, 14 days, 11 hours, 25 minutes and 28 seconds.
That is, as close as I can calculate, the sum total of time Wendy was in my life: from the moment I met her until the time of her death. That duration represented 23.9% of my lifespan, a percentage …
Now It's Official: Iraq War Spreads Terrorism
In early 2003, I was walking down 6th street in downtown Seattle and stopped to read a poster that claimed invading Iraq would play right into Osama bin Laden’s hands. Well, now it’s …
The 5-Year Anniversary of 9/12
The memorials have been staged, the wreaths laid, the remembrances made. Today, September 12, is the fifth-year anniversary of the start of our present course. Five years ago we were united. Today, we …
The Single Most Important Image
The image at the end of this short documentary was 78 billion years in the making and represents the furthest into the Universe that we’ve seen. I couldn’t help but watch it over and over …
Life Imitates Art
I heard the news on Saturday about a European space probe that was launched at, and crashed into, the moon. Their aim (pardon the pun) was to stir up a cloud of dust and examine the images to see if …
When Dad Told Me He Had Cancer
He tried to be composed, but he could hear me start to panic and his voiced cracked a bit over the phone. I tried to stay composed, too. I told my boss that I had to leave for a family emergency, then …
The Administration's Bad News Friday
They’ve done it again. The Bush administration releases bad news on a Friday. This time, it’s a Pentagon report called “Measuring Security and Stability in Iraq.” It’s a …
Express Yourself
This is a video of a man making and distributing anti-war signage.
The One About the Elderly, Dogs, and Hot Cars
About a month ago, we had a heat wave. It was minor compared to the rest of the country, but significant around these parts. I was going to Safeway and had Cinder in the car. I rolled down the …
The Two Knots You Need
The 20th century will come to be known as the separation of our natural selves from our modern selves. At the start of the 20th, a much higher percentage had experience killing or dressing the …