The AtHome Pilgrim
Musings at a Slower Pace
AtHomePilgrim
- Location
- Philly area, Pennsylvania, USA
- Company
- Searchers
- Bio
- "Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita," I find myself still asking some of the same questions I did when I was just a punk kid. The Big Things confuse me. Fortunately, though, many little things delight and amuse me, and some Big Things--my wife, our kids, our bird and bunny visitors, food, baseball--make me very, very happy. In my pilgrimage, I try to be guided by the wisdom of dear old Auntie Mame: "Life is a banquet!"
MY RECENT POSTS
- Further Strolls Along the
Delaware Canal
April 22, 2012 10:46AM - Friday List: Obit Headlines
That Should Have Been
April 20, 2012 07:49AM - Of Turkey and Humans
April 14, 2012 09:22AM - Spring Morning
March 28, 2012 08:04AM - Finding The Way (movie review)
March 26, 2012 08:11AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Talk about running the
gamut . . . .
Hope
you survive the swelter, that
your moth…”
April 22, 2012 08:34AM - “"we share the throbs /
Lingering inside of
me"
How beautiful,
that shari…”
April 22, 2012 08:30AM - “"Rather, dumping this
load of trash is a kind of
vandalism, a
very
deliberat…”
April 22, 2012 08:27AM - “Yes, some food writing
is just about snooty, and
other
examples are
self-aggrandi…”
April 22, 2012 08:24AM - “Hobbes was
four-fifths right. His
full description is
"solitary,
poor, nasty…”
April 22, 2012 08:18AM
AtHomePilgrim's Links
- Fictionique
- Fictionique
- Travel and Places
- Longwood Gardens in Summer
- One-Stop Guide to 15 Posts About Spanish Vacation
- Things Natural
- Autumn Colors (photo essay)
- Resilience of Nature
- Early Spring in the Park
- Hearing Spring Sounds
- A Tribute to Trees, in Pictures
- Birds, an Appreciation
- Sunset in Pictures
- Animal Word Play
- Listening for Butterflies
- Squirrels Yes, Deer No
- Ode to Spring
- Life Strategies of Birds
- Things Spiritual and Philosophical
- Thoughts on a One-Winged Bee
- An Example of Balance
- Life in Words and Pictures
- Seizing the Opportunity for Awe
- My Take on the 10 Commandments
- A Peaceful Moment
- Needed: A Fresh Perspective
- Thinking About Salvation
- Thoughts on Destiny and Free Will
- Being Effortless Takes Effort
- Things Baseball
- The Meeting That Changed Baseball
- Baseball and Life: Seasons
- Baseball and Impermanence
- Baseball Broadcasters as Epic Poets
- Baseball and Life: Thoughts on a New Season
- Baseball and Life: The Tao of Baseball
- Baseball and Life: Situational Hitting
- The 1968 World Series
- Tribute to Bob Gibson
- Things Historical
- Lincoln's Death
- Sumter Crisis #1: The Dilemma
- Sumter Crisis #2: The Best Laid Plans
- Sumter Crisis #3: Sumter Falls
- The Emancipation Proclamation
- Antietam #1: The Discovery That Set Up the Battle
- Antietam #2: Prelude to Battle
- Antietam #3: The Battle
- Antietam #4: The Aftermath
- John Lewis and His Speech at the March on Washington
- Gettysburg #1: Meade Takes Command
- Gettysburg #2: Lee's Invasion and Prelude to Battle
- Gettysburg #3: The First Day
- Gettysburg #4: The Second Day
- Gettysburg #5: The Third Day
- People
- The Collected I Remember Mami
- 10 Things I Love About Mrs. P
- A Poem on Our Anniversary
- Blended Languages, Blended Love (poem)
- Another Love Poem to My Love
- Poem About Young Love with Mrs. P
- How I Met Mrs. P
- Teaching Values Through Martial Arts
- A Life of Losses
- Eulogy for My Brother
- Two Brothers
- Number Two Son
- Tribute to a Teacher
- One for My Kids
- The Parental Pain of a Colicky Baby
- One for My Father-in-Law
- One for My Mother
- Miscellaneous Entries
- 10 (12) Things I Love About Spring
- 10 Things I Love About Summer
- 10 Favorite Things About Autumn
- 10 Things I Grudgingly Accept About Winter
- Appreciating Books
- 25 Books That Influenced My Life
- Favorite Spanish Words and Phrases
- What Writing Means to Me
- First Post: Explaining the Pilgrimage
April 22, 2012 08:34AM
“Talk about running the gamut . . . . Hope you survive the swelter, that your mother does well, and that those adorable Tinies thrive!”
About: Arizona Nights
“Talk about running the gamut . . . . Hope you survive the swelter, that your mother does well, and that those adorable Tinies thrive!”
About: Arizona Nights
April 22, 2012 08:30AM
“"we share the throbs / Lingering inside of me" How beautiful, that sharing!”
About: My Lover's Voice
“"we share the throbs / Lingering inside of me" How beautiful, that sharing!”
About: My Lover's Voice
April 22, 2012 08:27AM
“"Rather, dumping this load of trash is a kind of vandalism, a very deliberate "Fuck You" to the notion of shared, public lands. It's a…”
About: Rural Vandalism
“"Rather, dumping this load of trash is a kind of vandalism, a very deliberate "Fuck You" to the notion of shared, public lands. It's a…”
About: Rural Vandalism
April 22, 2012 08:24AM
“Yes, some food writing is just about snooty, and other examples are self-aggrandizing (but, then, what blogging isn't self-aggrandizing???). But, you k…”
About: Please Don't Write About What You Made for Dinner
“Yes, some food writing is just about snooty, and other examples are self-aggrandizing (but, then, what blogging isn't self-aggrandizing???). But, you k…”
About: Please Don't Write About What You Made for Dinner
April 22, 2012 08:18AM
“Hobbes was four-fifths right. His full description is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." The fearful isolation of the person with d…”
About: Dementia: One Person's Moral Response
“Hobbes was four-fifths right. His full description is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." The fearful isolation of the person with d…”
About: Dementia: One Person's Moral Response
April 22, 2012 07:52AM
“Some people think I'm touched. Does that count? My only brush with greatness was to once ride in an elevator with Michael Dukakis, in-between terms as M…”
About: Touched by Greatness (a parlor game)
“Some people think I'm touched. Does that count? My only brush with greatness was to once ride in an elevator with Michael Dukakis, in-between terms as M…”
About: Touched by Greatness (a parlor game)
April 22, 2012 07:43AM
“"so small a people we’ve become / distracted by celebrity." Doesn' t get much smaller than that. (I hope!!)”
About: On Mars
“"so small a people we’ve become / distracted by celebrity." Doesn' t get much smaller than that. (I hope!!)”
About: On Mars
April 21, 2012 09:36AM
“dirndl: Glad you had a laugh. I love your additions! heron: She's all aces! Abrawang: Ha on your Elvis--and poor Joe and Jim, too! Brunhilde: As Rick said…”
About: Friday List: Obit Headlines That Should Have Been
“dirndl: Glad you had a laugh. I love your additions! heron: She's all aces! Abrawang: Ha on your Elvis--and poor Joe and Jim, too! Brunhilde: As Rick said…”
About: Friday List: Obit Headlines That Should Have Been
April 21, 2012 09:28AM
“S'bug: That bird needs to have his head examined!”
About: Of Turkey and Humans
“S'bug: That bird needs to have his head examined!”
About: Of Turkey and Humans
April 21, 2012 09:25AM
“"Ultimately, the only things I need on my bucket list are health and time." That's the right attitude! (But I sure would like to go to Italy…”
About: Do I Even Have a Bucket List?
“"Ultimately, the only things I need on my bucket list are health and time." That's the right attitude! (But I sure would like to go to Italy…”
About: Do I Even Have a Bucket List?
April 21, 2012 09:18AM
“OK. Thing is. I read "Spotted Duck." Maybe it's cuz I'm a guy . . . .”
About: Just This IV
“OK. Thing is. I read "Spotted Duck." Maybe it's cuz I'm a guy . . . .”
About: Just This IV
April 21, 2012 09:17AM
“Angels can be found anywhere. Even a Winn-Dixie. This was lovely and precisely done.”
About: Winn-Dixie Bodhi
“Angels can be found anywhere. Even a Winn-Dixie. This was lovely and precisely done.”
About: Winn-Dixie Bodhi
April 21, 2012 09:12AM
“I can't say he (they) did it for me--but this certainly nails how they did it for you! "In the dark, the crescendo of a coming tidal wave roar, the…”
About: Levon Helm ---That First Time
“I can't say he (they) did it for me--but this certainly nails how they did it for you! "In the dark, the crescendo of a coming tidal wave roar, the…”
About: Levon Helm ---That First Time
April 21, 2012 09:05AM
“What magnificent photos!!!!!!! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I wanted to tell you "X is my favorite." But I can't make up my min…”
About: midweek splendor; beech explosion; ferns are weird
“What magnificent photos!!!!!!! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I wanted to tell you "X is my favorite." But I can't make up my min…”
About: midweek splendor; beech explosion; ferns are weird
April 21, 2012 09:03AM
“Sweet. The one advantage we have over the squirrels is that we can make those associations--and put them to beautiful words, like these. Just as long a…”
About: EASY PICKINGS
“Sweet. The one advantage we have over the squirrels is that we can make those associations--and put them to beautiful words, like these. Just as long a…”
About: EASY PICKINGS
April 21, 2012 08:59AM
“So many things to think about! And yet it's all about feeling. Not thinking. Love the "domestic topography of dust / and clutter." Just rememb…”
About: sitting in the graveyard
“So many things to think about! And yet it's all about feeling. Not thinking. Love the "domestic topography of dust / and clutter." Just rememb…”
About: sitting in the graveyard
April 21, 2012 08:55AM
“You are brave and wonderful--and eloquent. This tale of yours? It's a book. It's a really important book.”
About: Dementia From the Inside Out
“You are brave and wonderful--and eloquent. This tale of yours? It's a book. It's a really important book.”
About: Dementia From the Inside Out
April 21, 2012 08:47AM
“Great post--I like the way you toy with our expectations and the vivid descriptions. "She was dressed in spring"--perfect!”
About: The man I want to be....
“Great post--I like the way you toy with our expectations and the vivid descriptions. "She was dressed in spring"--perfect!”
About: The man I want to be....
April 21, 2012 08:45AM
“Lovely recollection of a shining moment of your childhood. And it's kind of nice that your sister had skating, too--gave you both something to remember…”
About: What I Learned from My Father
“Lovely recollection of a shining moment of your childhood. And it's kind of nice that your sister had skating, too--gave you both something to remember…”
About: What I Learned from My Father
April 21, 2012 08:40AM
“"I know all the generations are tied together, and carrying each other inside." Yes. That's what family is. The feeling of connections, in ap…”
About: Four Generations
“"I know all the generations are tied together, and carrying each other inside." Yes. That's what family is. The feeling of connections, in ap…”
About: Four Generations
April 21, 2012 08:34AM
“A good kind of flashback! Anything that makes us remember what it was like to discover the world as a kid es bueno.”
About: agua en mi boca
“A good kind of flashback! Anything that makes us remember what it was like to discover the world as a kid es bueno.”
About: agua en mi boca
April 21, 2012 08:29AM
“Ha! Fundraising Fail! Poor Mitt. He's such a mutt.”
About: My Love Letter from Mitt
“Ha! Fundraising Fail! Poor Mitt. He's such a mutt.”
About: My Love Letter from Mitt
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