Ithaca When you set out for Ithakaask that your way be long,full of adventure, full of instruction.The Laistrygonians and the Cyclops,angry Poseidon - do not fear them:such as these you will never findas long as your thought is lofty, as long as a rareemotion touch your … [Read more...]
Haste and Waste
Yesterday I was standing in line at JFK en route to the Canary Islands. I was excited by the trip and had lett myself plenty of time but still the lines were long and slow...and annoying. So I did what most people were doing. Fanned myself with my boarding pass, … [Read more...]
Heading Home on the Northern
Last weekend Larry and I were leaving a friend's on Long Island, heading back to Brooklyn. We were running a bit late and Larry needed to get to work. We were reluctant to leave. I'd just had a great swim and Larry was tossing a ball with the dog. We were having … [Read more...]
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Swimmer
A few minutes ago Diana Nyad completed a 110 miles, fifty hour swim from Cuba to Key West. Without a shark cage. It was her fifth attempt, her first being 35 years ago at the age of 29. Now she is 64 and she said this would be her last. Well, she … [Read more...]
Children at the Beach – Milwaukee, 2010
We were driving out to Long Island this weekend and listening to Seamus Heaney's poem, "Railway Children," in an NPR podcast. The Nobel laureate had passed away last week and we heard these words. "We were small and thought we knew nothing worth knowing. We … [Read more...]
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