Thank you! For this, and for the Craftmanship article. As it turns out, a couple of my fellow refugees from the same now-evil-megatech Silicon Valley corporation settled less than a mile from where I now live in Port Townsend to start their own shop for supplying dissectologists: https://www.artifactpuzzles.com/, so I now have a much deeper appreciation for what I used to dismiss as an unproductive idle passtime.
Congratulations on two years of bold, tender, beautiful Substacking! And wow—that Landsat tool for spelling your name is so cool! Thanks for sharing it! And thanks for sharing your journey. ❤️
Thank you for the Cat Stevens link! The song means a lot to me and is one of the most influential in my life! From the moment I heard it as a teenager when it was released, I knew this is not the relationship I wanted with my children. And you probably know, it's not the relationship I had with my dad. I found it interesting, that although he said a lot of his songs are autobiographical, his dad was very supportive of him.
I'm so glad you're writing here. I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal in the 1990s and your Shopping for Buddhas was a popular read among people there. I read The Size of the World a few years later and it was one of my favorite travel books. Every once in a while I'd type your name into a search engine to see what you were writing, and I was so pleased recently when it led me to your Substack here although I'm sorry about your diagnosis. I'm glad you're writing about it though. My dad had Parkinson's, so it hits very close to home.
Thanks so much for this, Lynda, and sorry to hear about your dad. Your words about The Size of the World mean a lot to me. I re-released it last year in a 30th Anniversary edition, and it's been fun to do various events and contemplate how much the world has changed since then...
Thank you! For this, and for the Craftmanship article. As it turns out, a couple of my fellow refugees from the same now-evil-megatech Silicon Valley corporation settled less than a mile from where I now live in Port Townsend to start their own shop for supplying dissectologists: https://www.artifactpuzzles.com/, so I now have a much deeper appreciation for what I used to dismiss as an unproductive idle passtime.
Congratulations on two years of bold, tender, beautiful Substacking! And wow—that Landsat tool for spelling your name is so cool! Thanks for sharing it! And thanks for sharing your journey. ❤️
Thank you for the Cat Stevens link! The song means a lot to me and is one of the most influential in my life! From the moment I heard it as a teenager when it was released, I knew this is not the relationship I wanted with my children. And you probably know, it's not the relationship I had with my dad. I found it interesting, that although he said a lot of his songs are autobiographical, his dad was very supportive of him.
An earthly alphabet! Soooo cool 😎
What fun, Jeff. Loved the link to the earthly alphabet and shared it with others. Be well and enjoy your time off.
Your writing soothes this singular, easily startled soul 🕊️
I'm so glad you're writing here. I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal in the 1990s and your Shopping for Buddhas was a popular read among people there. I read The Size of the World a few years later and it was one of my favorite travel books. Every once in a while I'd type your name into a search engine to see what you were writing, and I was so pleased recently when it led me to your Substack here although I'm sorry about your diagnosis. I'm glad you're writing about it though. My dad had Parkinson's, so it hits very close to home.
Thanks so much for this, Lynda, and sorry to hear about your dad. Your words about The Size of the World mean a lot to me. I re-released it last year in a 30th Anniversary edition, and it's been fun to do various events and contemplate how much the world has changed since then...
Congratulations on two years and enjoy your well-earned week off.
Thank you for sharing your journey, both past and present!