Author: Rus VanWestervelt

• The Road No Longer Traveled (at least as much)

  When I was in college as an undergrad, I spent a great deal of time studying William Wordsworth’s romantic works.… Read more.

• Three miles in no time

  And so we enter week three of that lifestyle change: new diet, new exercise program, new way of thinking, new… Read more.

• Therapy Triage: Baltimore in Crisis

  yikes. Well, the unthinkable happened, and after a week of sobbing over the loss of the Colts over two decades… Read more.

• On the passing of Donald Murray

  It’s hard to imagine any writer not being influenced in some way by the now-late Donald Murray, even if the… Read more.

• From Daily Om: Standing Still Leads to Wisdom

  I am absolutely in love with Daily Om. This blurb below is from my daily horoscope (Pisces), but it is… Read more.

• Pondering 2007

  I’m a sucker for resolutions. It’s just who I am, and I find new starts to be a very good… Read more.

• Stop the Merry-Go-Round

  “Only amateurs say that they write for their own amusement. Writing is not an amusing occupation. It is a combination… Read more.

• Just back, I think

  (To “Looks Like Rain,” from The Dead’s 12/29/77 show at Winterland) On my desk rests a helicopter, broken in two… Read more.

• Harry Potter Book Seven Title Released!!!

  I won’t spoil the fun for you….go to http://www.jkrowling.com, click on the eraser, and poke around to open the door… Read more.

• 15 on the Fives, no. 8

  5:03 p.m. Wow. I haven’t done a 15/Five in a long time…I miss these short missives, but I’ve not written… Read more.