Few things exist in this world that fill my heart with more happiness than fall in Indiana. In the words of George Eliot, “my very soul is wedded to it.” I arrived after dark and so could not see much but wide open navy blue as my parents drove me home from … Continue reading
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Hunting and Gathering; The Building up of Love and Spirit Before Going the Distance, Part I
Poetry, music, forests, oceans, solitude – they were what developed enormous spiritual strength. I came to realize that spirit as much or more than physical conditioning, had to be stored up before a race. – Herb Elliot, Olympic champion and world record holder in the mile, trained barefoot, wrote poetry, and retired undefeated. Two weeks … Continue reading
The Saddest Year: Hess Collection Mountain Cuvee 2004
It was May of last year 2013 when I received the news that would shatter my heart into a million pieces. The kind of news that makes your entire universe stop. Not only does it stop, but it is all completely changed and none of it – not one single aspect, makes any sense … Continue reading