Truth: Anxiously waiting for a reward isn’t being patient.


I have a puppy. He's awesome, spunky, sweet and frisky.  He loves playing in water, snuggling, and being impossibly adorable.  My dad named him Sputnik.  Sputs for short.  In training Sput I've accepted some interesting truths: 1) Apparently puppies can never have enough treats. 2) If Sputnik stands to snatch the treat when I tell …

The ninth month…


In the ninth month of the year, the number we give birth to what we carry, bring life forth from what we've nurtured with our own food and blood, God has wept.  He weeps because living people, pure, good and provided for ache so deeply, their wounds hurt others.  He weeps because we cry out …

Recipe: Chicken noodle soup


Mmmm. Good eatin' for days. Homemade chicken noodle soup: 1 big ol' honkin' pot. 1 onion, chopped 1 bunch celery, chopped 1 lb chicken, seasoned, grilled, chopped 1lb frozen corn 1/2 lb brown rice rotini pasta 1/2 cup garlic, chopped 1/2 cup olive oil 2 tbsp basil Sea salt Chachere's In the big ol' pot, …