(iPhone photo #50 in my 2012 365+1 project) I wish I could remember where I first ran across the idea that expressions of superior taste in music, art, literature, food, and so forth were nothing […]

(iPhone photo #48 in my 2012 365+1 project) I have nothing in particular to report today. I did walk, but I didn’t keep it up as long as I’d hoped. I’m still recovering from feeling […]

(iPhone photo #47 in my 2012 365+5 project) Once when I was giving a lecture on Shakespeare or something like that, a student raised his hand and asked if my name was really Dr. Gerald. […]

(iPhone photo #46 in my 2012 365+1 project) But it’s Wednesday, you say? Even worse! I’ve had sort of a rocky week, which is why I have no resolution accomplishments to report today. I don’t […]

(iPhone photo #45 in my 2012 365+1 project) In poetry school, people always want you to confront some aspect of human existence that is deep and dark and complex and emotionally difficult. They want to […]

(iPhone photo #44 in my 2012 365+1 project) I ran across this site called Marathon Makeover, and I thought, that’s it! This is what I’ve been trying to do. I want to go from exercising […]

(iPhone photo #43 in my 2012 365+1 project) My rule of the day for walking your way to better health and better moods is to make friends with the neighborhood dogs (especially if you live […]

(iPhone photo #42 in my 2012 365+1 project) I’ve been reading the biography of Steve Jobs lately. It’s a fascinating story and one I couldn’t possibly respond to in one sitting, but today I ran […]

(iPhone photo #41 in my 2012 365+1 project) All my good intentions are dead as last year’s branches of my crepe myrtle tree today. I blame the rain. I blame the blisters on my feet. […]