Why do you blog? This one, I’ve already answered in two parts. My about page gives my initial reason, in brief. If you pause to click the link, I encourage you to take a few moments to view and tak…| Pinwheel in a Hurricane
2 posts published by David during July 2025| Pinwheel in a Hurricane
I love music. I can appreciate just about any form, and enjoy most genres. There is one genre that is above all others, for me. Blues. It’s got jazz overtones, which I also really enjoy, but with m…| Pinwheel in a Hurricane
We’ve all been there—tossing and turning all night, staring at the ceiling, and watching the hours tick by. When morning finally arrives, you’re left…Smart Choices After a Sleepless Night| Pinwheel in a Hurricane
Neil Reid was an encourager to me along my blogging journey. He just “showed up” one day, sharing perspective that really got me to think differently, deeply. And, I just learned that he died at th…| Pinwheel in a Hurricane
I have always depended on the kindness of strangers. – Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire. In what now feels like a previous life in many ways, back when I was traveling frequently f…| Pinwheel in a Hurricane
Me, after putting clothes in the washer and starting the cycle: “Siri, set a 50 minute timer.” Siri: starts a 15 minute timer. Me, over-pronunciating: “Siri, start a FIFTY minute timer!” Siri: star…| Pinwheel in a Hurricane
Have you seen the Netflix limited series, American Primeval? My wife and I recently watched the series, and it got me thinking. If the series is based on historical events, what was the real story behind it? How accurate or inaccurate were the historical parts? And, how closely tied might it be to my own […]| Pinwheel in a Hurricane
A word picture for today: the actor who played Ice on Top Gunin front of a hotelwith a fork in his handsmiling| Pinwheel in a Hurricane
This will be brief, because it’s mainly a question, not so much a post. Do 20-somethings dislike texting? I have three separate texts threads going with people right now. Brief, mostly one-sided conversations. My side. I send a message, and I wait. Often days. These are conversations that I instigated, and the people on the […]| Pinwheel in a Hurricane
A song started playing in my head last night, probably about the time that Nick Sirianni got doused in Gatorade. The Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl win over the Kansas City Chiefs was pretty . I was not particularly cheering for either team. I have a complicated relationship with all the sportballs and the overinflated value […]| Pinwheel in a Hurricane
“Children learn more from what you are than what you teach.” – W.E.B. Dubois It’s been a couple of years since I originally compiled a list of what I… Things About Parenting I Think I’ve Learned So…| Pinwheel in a Hurricane