Dirty Thoughts: A Gardening Life

Vermilion morning: Bodhisattvas dancing on material dreams. -- haiku for the sunrise, 25 January 2013

"Gardeners are often good letter writers, and whether they write to describe what's blooming today or to remember a flower from chi...

We bought paper towels at Costco many weeks ago--you know, the gigantic "500 saver pack" that requires a McMansion to store them--...

Sometimes, it's what we say. Other times, it's how we say it. One day this week I encountered one of my students on the street...

My father has an arsenal of adages and aphorisms (not to mention jokes, both naughty and nice) at his disposal. Recently, two of his (my...

We end every yoga session with Shavasana, or corpse pose. It's rather fitting, since at the end of it your muscles have been so thorou...

Americans are a curious sort. Many seem to distrust or outright despise the very rich. Many are more than suspicious of, or even, sadl...