Transit Notes

A journal of discoveries made while "wavering between the profit and the loss, in this brief transit where the dreams cross." T.S. Eliot, Ash Wednesday

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

THANKSGIVING, DARK THOUGH IT IS SOMETIMES

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While rereading Anne Lamott's Traveling Mercies a couple of nights ago, I came across a lovely poem by W.S. Merwin that captures m...

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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

HOPE FOR A NEW AMERICA

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BARACK OBAMA 44TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES President Barack Obama did not just win reelection tonight. His victory signaled the ...

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Thursday, October 18, 2012

ON THE SURREALITY OF SEVENTY

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The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected. Robert Frost Today is my seventieth birthday—that biblical milestone of "...

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Thursday, October 4, 2012

WALKING THE COTSWOLD WAY

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A couple of weeks ago, I returned from a nine-day walk of the Cotswold Way, a U.K. national trail that runs approximately 102 miles fro...

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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

REVISITING WANDERLUST

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If one cannot be off on a long-distance walk, the next best thing is to dream about such adventures, and one of the best ways to fuel...

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Thursday, July 5, 2012

HIGGS BOSON AND OUR SLIVER OF TIME

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Like many others, I find myself endlessly fascinated by the historic discovery of the Higgs Boson, the so-called "God particle...

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George: I'm a retired guy who lives in upstate South Carolina with my wife, my beloved yellow lab, and a variety of beautiful wildlife. My interests include travel, nature, photography, hiking, reading, writing, and walking.

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