November 2011
27 posts
Gabriel Kahane
I love this. Check out their Tiny Desk Concert at NPR. It is great. I couldn’t find it on Youtube but as soon as it’s available I will post it because he is great.
I like.
I hope for the best. It’s all I can do.
Giving Thanks
Happy Overindulgence all.
This might be one of my favorite holidays and you know why? Because there are no precedents on how much money must be spent or how nice something has to be. No. It’s about my grandmother’s turkey, my aunt’s sweet potato casserole, my mom’s mashed potatoes and my dad’s bread dressing. I can sit and joke with my cousin all afternoon even...
And so it goes.
These nights...
Take deep breaths.
Focus.
Believe.
Take deep breaths.
Focus.
Take deep breaths.
You calm me down like no one else.
“Will you understand,
when I am too old of a man?
Will you forget,
when we had...”
– The Avett Brothers, The Perfect Space
Simplicity (Not the pattern)
Simplicity is a concept that I grapple with on a daily basis. What is simple in our lives, like watching TV is a luxury for millions of people. In that same vein, I cherish the idea of simplicity in sitting in a room. Doing nothing else but admiring the rise and falls of my breath. I love the sheer release of responsibility and worry, even if it is only for a few moments, everyone needs that light...
