Long ago, LCB resigned himself to my insatiable penchant for the sea. Now, for instance, when I mention other islands and beaches we could explore on some future vacation, his eyes roll, but LCB is, generally speaking, resigned to a fate I remind him he once willfully chose before God and man when he married […]
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Stuck in Q&A Mode
In the last two weeks, I’ve written my end-of-the-year exams, my exam study guides, my last tests of the year, and my summer reading projects for the grades I’m teaching next year. (I’ll have more later on the uncharted waters my sails are set toward for the 2013/2014 school year.) So forgive me, but since […]
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I Will Go in the Ocean No More Forever
“From where the sun now stands I will go in the ocean no more forever,†declared my younger son a few weeks ago when we went back to spend a few days on our old island. Okay, those might not have been his exact words, him not being Chief Joseph and all, but he was […]
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Girlfriend’s Got the Moves
When we first moved to the beach, I awoke one morning to see a young tourist couple out on their nearby deck landing, doing yoga. At the time, I remember being in awe of their lack of inhibitions, how unmoved they seemed by the thought of all the people sitting in their homes or on […]
My View from the Deck: Part Five
One moment there I am, clutching my coffee mug and staring at the ocean. And the next moment, a dolphin cuts the surface of the water with its fin as it swims parallel to shore in its arc-like pattern, hinting at what is teeming just below. Within a minute, they’re everywhere, sometimes circling back, moving deeper into the sea and […]
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My View from the Deck: Part One
Y’all, last week, we spent a few days back on our old island, the one I still consider my home island. It’s been a long time since we’ve been back, so I found myself looking afresh at my once-regular views. I also have a new camera, and She-Who-Is-Challenged-Even-By-Autofocus spent much the weekend ranting about her […]