I woke up in sunny, gentle, quiet Portland at my friend Turtle’s house where I am staying for a couple days. She is in California for the weekend and I am alone in her homey three story house. I’m glad to be here, regrouping after such an eventful trip. There are still so many untold stories that I plan to share with you. Here is one I wrote on the way back. Continue reading
I finally felt that I was in New England on the trip to Boston this weekend. Edna and I took the Megabus from New York for a gig, and the drive was gorgeous. I couldn’t believe how forested it was. I saw much less human presence than I expected between towns; it was easy to forget that New York was just a hop, skip and a jump away. And, the trees were changing into their fall colors, something that reminds me of Wisconsin and feels like home. Continue reading
I’m back in New York and in love with the City anew. Amanda took me in again, in all her generosity, and fed me zucchini fritters with yogurt sauce in her Brooklyn apartment this morning. It took me all morning to get situated, and to prepare for our gig on Saturday. Edna and I are heading to Boston for a fundraising concert for Hope Church, and inclusive Christian community in Jamaica Plains. It’s only my second time in Boston, the first time was to go whale watching during a high school summer internship. Of that experience I mostly remember puking for hours in the boat bathroom. I didn’t get to see any whales, so it can only get better from there. Continue reading
I know you’re going to throw a fit with this one but I’m going to say it anyway: “Philadelphia reminds me of Portland.” How could it not after New York? Well, because demographically, geographically and culturally it’s completely different. I know, but human beings are pattern-recognizing animals and I can’t help but see the familiarity in this place. Continue reading
The Huffington Post ran an article saying there were 400,000 of us in the streets of New York today. We spanned four miles and included people from all over the world fighting for environmental, economic, and social justice. Nurses, teachers, musicians, indigenous farmers, and Hollywood stars all paraded through Times Square to show our shared concern for our future. Continue reading
I’ve had a hard time putting my experiences into written words these past couple days. Every time I try they just seem too big, too unwieldy to fully capture on the page. But, I’ll share with you this one:
Today I had a “New York day,” as my friend Amanda calls it. This morning I was completely in love with the City and lamenting ever having to leave, but by afternoon I was ready to climb into a hole and hibernate. Continue reading
The Known Limits 