
Father and child
Gazing upon Christmas lights
Embracing wonder
Making Computer Systems Behave Themselves

Father and child
Gazing upon Christmas lights
Embracing wonder

stars to the left
and to the right forever
still brings me wonder
dawn’s promise rises
I listen intently
as the crows argue

clear autumnal morn
bare branches in the still air
refreshed by silence

friends and family
embracing gratitude
embracing joy
I hope your Thanksgiving was refreshing and filled with gratitude.

sunlight from the south
the graceful autumnal air
dances through the trees
It’s been a crazy few days. It felt good to write today.
Having come of age in the 80s, I spent several key years with the ever-glorious fannypack. I watched its death without concern, much like the supposed demise of disco and leg-warmers. Recently, I noticed the creeping resurgence of these little gems, along with up-turned collars on polo-shirts (I proudly support polo-shirts, even without the up-turned collar).
So, I found both joy and amusement when the ad above (for high-end bag-crafter Timbuk2) drifted through my inbox. A reminder, I guess, of the old adage “what goes around comes around”.
* For some strange reason (weird, aberrant psychology, perhaps), I kept typing “up-terned” instead of “up-turned”.