Archive - Out Over My Skis

More Mystery than Mastery

Adam Gopnik’s The Real Work and the Meaning of Life

Apr 13 •

February 2025

A landscape of incredible beauty

Feb 23 •

Far, Far From Me

No matter how many times I look under this rock, there's nothing there

Feb 9 •

January 2025

What We Talk About When We Talk About Books

Some thoughts on reading

Jan 12 •

December 2024

Not Quite a Track Day ...

And yet, the best test drive ever

Dec 29, 2024 •

The 4 "P"s of Retirement

Purpose, Patience, Problem-Solving, and Planning

Dec 1, 2024 •

November 2024

The Beauty Is Still There

It’s just closer

Nov 10, 2024 •

October 2024

All Aboard the Cow Train

For six weeks every fall, the normally quiet Snohomish River Valley explodes into a ritualized celebration of fall as seven local “farms” open their…

Oct 20, 2024 •

September 2024

"Araby," Shari, and Words

Sep 15, 2024 •

Honey, I Bought a Boat!

#2: It's all fun and games until the mildew and blackberries take over

Sep 8, 2024 •

August 2024

I've Started a Subscriber Chat

It can't be worse than a group text message, can it?

Aug 26, 2024 •

#1 in the "By the Side of the Road" series

Aug 25, 2024 •

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