Dear Friends, I am celebrating the end of 2003 by doing the same things I usually do, only with infinitely more style and panache than every other day of the year. Also, as soon as I finish, I think, “Well, that’s the last time I’m doing that this year.” And it’s funny every single time. I mean it. This morning, ...

Hi there! I’m home. Did you miss me? Just pretend, OK? Thanks. Heather and I took the obligatory holiday drive to grandma’s house in Menominee, Michigan1 this weekend. I hadn’t had much time to think about the trip before actually climbing in the car and going, so I didn’t have the opportunity to work up the usual dread of detachment ...

i have limitless faithin the value of motionsometimes towards andoften awaymy legacy will befootprints and wheel rutsand offcenter photographs(that fleeting blur at the edge of the framealways moving on); andthough i cannot namethe time or placei trust when i arriveyou will be there:not waitingbut having just arrivedyourself j.

Merry Xmas, Folks. I’m taking it as a good sign that twice in the last 24 hours, I’ve looked in the rearview mirror and seen a fat jolly-looking guy in a Santa hat in the car behind me. And you know what? Santa doesn’t tailgate. Hoping your holiday is calm, relaxing, and that you get everything you’ve ever, ever wanted. ...