I woke up at 3:00 am choking and sweating and generally in a state of panic. I got out of bed and went straight to the bathroom feeling like I might vomit, repeatedly whispering to myself, “It’s just anxiety, it’s just anxiety, it’s just anxiety.“ The operative word, of course, is “just,” as if anxiety […]
Tag: war and peace
Some Thoughts for a Good Friday
The world has become ugly and dark. Terrorist groups slaughter. The wealthy grow wealthier as the poor remain poor. The planet itself is slowly but surely dying off, we’re told. Our most precious resources are grown increasingly scarce. Our best politicians follow the money instead of the heart. And for most of us that’s just […]

A Trip through Shiloh National Military Park
I’ve taken lately to trying to carve time away from the computer as a means of retreat – a time where I can just recollect myself before I get back to everyday grunt work. A few weeks ago, that came in the form of a trip to camp. Sometimes, it’s a trip to my grandfather’s […]