The Grumpy Peace Sign of the Little Girl in Red Boots

I’m working on a few deadlines this week, so I’m probably going to be brief with my posts. But hopefully I can give you enough to think about in a photo. One of the things I’m writing about (offline) today is my travel writing tour of Việt Nam, and in particular, about this little girl. … More The Grumpy Peace Sign of the Little Girl in Red Boots

Geometry (and the Quadrivium): Weekly Photo Challenge

I’m avoiding thinking about the results of today’s election and focusing on how some days WordPress bores me. Thus it was when they gave out this week’s photo challenge: “Geometry.” My first thought was how boring basic geometrical shapes are. My second thought was that I hated that subject in school. I was an A+ … More Geometry (and the Quadrivium): Weekly Photo Challenge

Kurt’s a hippie and I’m a Buddhist flunkie. Climbing stairs in Madison, IN.

It’s bizarro-world in the Druzgal house lately. Kurt seems to have one toe dipped in hippie, and I am more skeptical. In recent bouts I’ve been sad or lonely, frustrated or inflamed. Taken individually, they’re easy to explain as homesickness, loneliness and lack of good friendship here in Madison, frustration over being limited by this … More Kurt’s a hippie and I’m a Buddhist flunkie. Climbing stairs in Madison, IN.