Neil Young

Hate was just a legend

War was never known

The people worked together

And they lifted many stones

And they carried them to the flatlands

And they died along the way

And they built up with their bare hands

What we still can’t do today

And I know she’s living there

And she loves me to this day

I still can’t remember when

Or how I lost my way

Shameless Me Division

A coworker gave me an award. It was only worth about $20. But it came on a really bad day and I’m going to paste the words so I can save them.

“Tytania, when I think about you, I feel like a drop in the ocean of knowledge you have around our application.  I am so thankful to you for always being there to answer our questions, however dumb they may be, without loosing [sic] your cool.”

Let the Color Changing Begin

Underhill, VT

On my lunch break I bike to this road and back.

When I bike up the road a few hundred yards and turn around, I almost always sigh at the lovely sight before me, whatever time of year. I envy the people whose house abuts this view (although the marsh probably breeds mosquitoes and flooding). Today there were two cars of people stopping to take pictures. I read that we are about a week behind peak foliage, and I believe it – normally the world is on fire when I go to Tunbridge, and instead it’s just starting to spark.

Last Night’s Purple Skies

Let’s make this clear: Summer rules the calendar. The ability to seamlessly slide between indoors & outdoors without additional protective gear being donned instantly seems to enlarge the world. Balmy summer air is a whole-body caress. Food comes right out of the ground. The whole world seems to be on your side.

The only consolation around summer’s inevitable end is that at least we get Fall. Fall’s consolation prizes:

  • Boots!
  • Jackets! I just love jackets.
  • The return of Soup Night! I have a very nice revolving repertoire of soups that make weeknight suppers easy.
  • Baking!
  • Oatmeal!
  • The dazzling and surreal display of Vermont foliage – we get a balm for the eyes in exchange for giving up our balm of summer air

I mean, if we had to dive directly from summer to winter? Thank you, Fall.

But first. I got five more days of summer to go, bucko. Make it count.