Love/hate
I have a love/hate relationship with writing, preaching, piano playing, woodworking, cooking--many of the things I mostly love, but regularly find frustrating because they are…
Fast friends
Friendships take a long time to forge. I've written here about the idea that we should expect to invest 400 hours before we really feel…
“Here, I made this.”
artifact noun 1. an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest: gold and silver artifacts. I have an antique suitcase filled with old letters from…
Define the relationship
When a "talking" couple decides to go exclusive, they have a conversation affectionately known as the "DTR" ("Define The Relationship). It's an important step. Because…
Inside jokes
If you have siblings, you probably have inside jokes--some of them may go all the way back to your childhood. They may involve super-obscure references…
Creeping separateness
But why does love need to be guarded? Against what enemies? We looked about us and saw the world as having become a hostile and…
Near…far…
One of my favorite sketches from Sesame Street is when our furry friend, Grover demonstrates "Near and far." He comes up super-close to the camera…
A knowing love
“There is tremendous relief in knowing his love to me is utterly realistic, based at every point on prior knowledge of the worst about me,…