Waterbug

Waterbug

A Clear, Steady Song

My dear, lifelong friend Steve Gladstone has transcended blindness, and makes an argument that we should all be exposed to disability.

Gladstone

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Susie

Susie is my lovely 24 foot, 35 year old, English cruising catamaran. She is the perfect boat for me.

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Waterbug

The best boats are simple, fast and comfortable. Waterbug, my wonderful Windrider 16 trimaran, sits in my bag yard idle most of the year, But when I'm in the Keys, she becomes my retreat, and a place to meditate on the things that matter.

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A Red Tide Bloom

A bloom of Red Tide suddenly changed the quality of life in my small beachside community.

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Confessions of a Walking Fool

I walk a fast 4 miles twice a day, every day. It's part of my desperate effort to survive. But its also become a discipline I wouldn't trade away for anything.

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Heartened

Five years ago today, surgeons sawed my sternum in half, took a vessel from my leg, sectioned it, replumbed my heart, and saved my life. It was also one of the best, most quietly joyous experiences of my life.

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Elaine and me one month post-surgery

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