A Word About the Future of A Swoop and a Dart
No one blogs anymore, I keep hearing—and in 2018, that was pretty much true for me. A perfect storm of extreme schedule overwhelm,...
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Jan 5, 20186 min read
2017: The Year in Dillow Music
We, uhm, bought some music in 2017. Somehow more than we realized, and definitely more than our last few years' totals. Does anyone else...
Jan 3, 20185 min read
2017: The Book Report
2017 was a weird reading year for me—I actually read 38 books (a lame amount to many of my reading friends but pretty huge for me) and...
Oct 25, 20171 min read
October
October by Robert Frost, 1874-1963 O hushed October morning mild, Thy leaves have ripened to the fall; Tomorrow’s wind, if it be wild,...
May 24, 20171 min read
Color/Colour Lovers
I participated in another round of Color/Colour Lovers in February along with Andrea Jenkins, Xanthe Berkeley, and a whole bunch of other...
May 22, 20173 min read
Being a Military Kid
Being a military kid isn't always the easiest thing to be. As has been discussed here ad nauseum over the years, it's hard for obvious...
May 21, 20173 min read
Another Coincidence Story
Two years ago I wrote about coincidences; because Alabama was on my mind then, I was thinking about my big Alabama coincidence. But I...
May 20, 20171 min read
Interesting Things for the Weekend
From Some Writer! by Melissa Sweet Speaking of Basquiat... No matter how you feel about the circus, the end of Ringling Brothers is big...
May 19, 20172 min read
Spring in the Mountain West
Last weekend we hosted the Karahalis family and spent a good 50% of our time with them outdoors in the sunshine, surrounded by freshly...
May 17, 20171 min read
Five Instagram Accounts
I'm not sure if it's a new feature or if I just never paid attention, but I recently learned how to properly embed an Instagram photo...
May 16, 20171 min read
Mid-May Participles
Recovering (sort of) from yesterday's too-busy-of-a-month meltdown. If memory serves, December 16 was the meltdown day in that month, so...
May 15, 20173 min read
Old Crow Medicine Show and Fifty Years of Blonde on Blonde
A few weeks before Matt's birthday I heard a concert roundup on one of the two radio stations I listen to in the car (The Colorado Sound)...
May 9, 20172 min read
When Lightning Strikes
Because it is May, I had to race from a meeting on the south side of town over to Michael's on the north side of town at 8 pm because...
May 8, 20174 min read
The Elementary School Track Meet
Every year Cheyenne puts on an elementary school track program for 4th-6th graders; they divide up the 28 elementary schools in town and...
May 7, 20171 min read
This is a Printing Office
While I'm on the subject of News of the World, here's another bit that I had to stop and reread so as to think about it fully: Maybe life...
May 6, 20171 min read
Signs of Spring
tiny little flower shoots outdoor photo sessions dinner outside on the porch the smell of grills in the circle Ghost In the Graveyard...
May 5, 20171 min read
That Day A Year Ago When I Drove to Madrid, NM
One year ago today I sent the girls off to school, took Ellie on a quick walk, and headed for the open road on the other side of the...
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