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Easter Present for my Fairy Daughter
My daughter has a dream-friend called Moonhorse. She visits Moonhorse in her dreams, and he flies with her up to the moon, where they have friends (like Yojo the Unicorn) and they play games and have adventures. A few weeks ago, Indilea made a painting for Moonhorse, and wanted me to leave it out on the porch for him to come find that night. She had me write a message on the bottom: Dear Moonhorse, May I please have some [...]
Parkour Injury – Out for the Season
Parkour athletes care about their own safety much more than any bystanders could. And it's not because we fear pain, or because we are excessively scrupulous in observing the proper way of doing things. We are overly concerned with our own safety because one minor injury can take Parkour away from us for three months. At the moment I injured my ankle, nearly 4 weeks ago, I had a level of fitness that is now lost to me. It will [...]
Pura Vida!
The words 'Pura Vida' when translated literally mean, 'Pure Life.' When taken in its most metaphysical sense, this is the correct way to use it. What is curious about the Costa Rican culture is that everyone uses this term, everywhere. Bank tellers say it to customers at the front of the line. Strangers say it in passing, the same way North Americans (Norteamericanos) say Hello. Actually, it is used more liberally than Hello; a better comparison would be with the [...]
Costa Rica!
We are repatriating! As I recently told my friends (as in, those who subscribed to my newsletter...hint hint) I am moving to Costa Rica at the end of the summer. My whole family is coming with me. My wife's parents, my two kids, my wife, and me, all going down south to live in Tropical Paradise, where we can afford health care and there is a decent standard of living for a moderate cost. There are so many advantages it [...]
Ruminations on Moss
Portland is a pretty mossy place. Moss needs three things to grow in abundance: Lots of water Little sunshine No movement As a city, and an ecology, Portland is filled with abundance. Things don’t just grow here; they proliferate here. With that abundant proliferation, there is little incentive to chase after life lustily, because it is everywhere. Looking back on my time in Portland, which will not be for much longer, I realize that I did not do nearly as [...]
Wounded flight
“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” -Robert F Kennedy Parkour is a young man’s sport. It is fraught with danger, and inspires me to be more dangerous than it is prudent for me to be. Sometimes, I receive my just payment for participating in danger: an injury that lays me out for weeks. There are two forms of difficulty that I must contend with; first, the rest of my body is unable to exercise, to [...]