Field Notes

What's noticed, considered, questioned; what's worth remembering. Ideas and observations that emerge in the quiet space between experience and understanding.

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Sometimes, simpler is better

We are constantly surrounded by a jillion high-tech gadgets, gizmos, and solutions to every problem. I’m all for it. Really. So long as the solution offered is the best solution available. Yet, sometimes the best solutions are the low-tech, homemade kind which end up outshining the slicker and shinier ones. It was at the estate […]

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September 4, 2026

Send Us Thine Asteroid, O Lord

Verse OneSend us thine asteroid, O Lord!Thy vengeance be on us outpoured!Engulf the earth in flame and fire.Obliteration we require. Verse TwoJust like you did with dinosaurs:Destroy mankind with meteors!Humanity has run its course;Annihilation we endorse. Verse ThreeWe praise thee, O Almighty God,Now bury us in the sod.Please hurl a rock of massive size,To bring […]

September 3, 2026

From chaos, order

We’ve been taught it’s counterintuitive to believe that chaos begets order. But for a Deity who exists outside of time and space and our plane of reasoning, there is no such thing as chaos.

August 26, 2026

The Carrots Can Wait: Why I Don’t Save the Best for Last

There will always be carrots—things we have to endure, finish, fix, pay for, or simply get through. The good stuff is a little less guaranteed. So I’ve never understood the virtue in saving it until I’m too full, too tired, too busy, or too late to enjoy it properly.

February 19, 2023

Life Lessons and the Game of Chess

Life is like a game of chess, with every move we make influencing the outcome of the game. Each decision we take, no matter how small or big, can change the course of our lives forever. And, much like in chess, we must think multiple steps ahead to make the best of what we have. […]

February 16, 2023

The Path to Somewhere: Embracing Obstacles

“Life is a journey, not a destination.” It’s one of those lines that has been repeated so often that it’s easy to stop hearing what it actually means. We tend to picture progress as something orderly: choose a direction, put one foot in front of the other, and eventually arrive somewhere better. Real life rarely […]