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Easter 2020

Easter Sunday. The hope of rebirth. The ancient myths remind me that we are all deeply connected. The Golden Bough (1890) by Sir James Frazer sits on my bookshelf beside Robert Graves and my high school yearbook. Mildred Beecher, my English teacher introduced me to Frazer’s work because I had asked the difference between aContinue reading “Easter 2020”

ISOLATION AND HOW TO TRAIN

It is unfortunate that Covid-19 keeps us from training together. Aikido is a partnered art and “social distancing” has made training together impossible. Nevertheless, there are ways to keep your connection to the art. Okay, I admit to having a soft spot for some not-so-high-brow books. Steve Perry’s (1986) The Man Who Never Missed is just aContinue reading “ISOLATION AND HOW TO TRAIN”

The Road

Probably not the best choice given the current climate, but I had started Cormac McCarthy‘s The Road a few months before the Covid quarantine began. The additional forced time inside gave me the opportunity to finish the novel. I had seen the movie, so the angst of not knowing how it would end was notContinue reading “The Road”