Since January, every morning or afternoon, when the days are too hot and mornings are needed for other things, we read from a book. We read The Happiness Equation (I think it was its title); The Dude and the Zen Master; and now it’s Theft of the Spirit by Carl Hammerschlag, which I had read years go when it came out but it’s different when we take turns reading aloud, and not too much each day; so we can take in what was said. It’s as rewarding when we don’t agree on the ideas as when we do. Discussions often follow, which adds to the fun of reading aloud.

Oh, sure, but it’s been a while since I read Mattheisen. His novels are wonderful as well as his environmental non-fiction. I should re-read his novel “At Play In the Fields of the Lord”. And then “in The Sprit of Crazy Horse”… a great book!

I’m still considering Substack, but for now I’m committed to the WordPress site, which, despite its annoying commercialism (“Upgrade Now!”), does offer many useful features, in particular giving users more control of graphics and layout.

Hi, James! Interesting that you should come across my article eight years later! Thanks for reading it! I’m living up by McNeal now but still visit Bisbee often, playing music and eating out there.