Today, at 3:09 PM EST, I will have completed my 51st trip around the sun. To mark the occasion, my father, who I’ve never known to write much in the way of family history, wrote a long, detailed letter about coming to see me, after hearing that my mother had gone into labor. Here, because […]
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The story of how my dad came to meet me
Posted in History, Mark's Life, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1413 Pine Meadow, Arthur Robert Avery, broken arm, Charles Maynard, family history, Mark Maynard Archives, Mark's ancestors, Mark's birthday, Mark's mom, Norfolk, Norfolk Southern, Pat Maynard, Portsmouth, Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Robert Avery, Vietnam | 18 Comments
Michigan Musicians on Vacation: Misty Lyn Bergeron communing among the redwoods
A few weeks ago, kind of on a whim, I reached out to a local musician and asked if he’d be willing to talk about a recent vacation he’d taken to Gettysburg. It went well. I enjoyed hearing about something that he was insanely passionate about, and I think he enjoyed, for a change, talking […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Michigan, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Arlo, Avenue of the Giants, bartending, Big Love, Big Sur, Bill Hicks, blue green algae, burgers, buruli ulcer, Carmel, Carnival Cruise, community service, consumption, cruise, crying, East of Eden, Eli Eisman, epiphanies, fast food, Garden City, gardening, gated communities, Glen Campbell, Grey Goose, Halliburton, Hee Haw, Hee Haw Honeys, hippies, how to be a better human being, Iggy Pop, interviews, John Steinbeck, Joseph Campbell, Lake Michigan, Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas, Lust for Life, malaria, martinis, Matt Jones, Michigan Musicians on Vacation, Misty Lyn, Misty Lyn Bergeron, musicians, musicians breaking the law, nature, polygamy, private property, private roads, Rawlins, redwoods, Rhinestone Cowboy, Salt Flats, San Francisco, Seva, Siddhartha, solitude, spiritual quests, spirituality, sun poisoning, Timothy Monger, travel, travel tips, trees, Utah, vacations, vans, vegetarianism, vertigo, Zen, Zion National Park. | 6 Comments
On the occasion of Arlo’s second birthday
Here, on the occasion of my son’s second birthday, are ten random thoughts that I wrote to him last night. As I suspect that he may misplace the letter that I handed him as he went screaming through the living room, I thought that perhaps I’d reprint it here as well. 1. Arlo, I’m loving […]
Posted in Mark's Life, Photographs | Also tagged Arlo, birthdays, charm, Clementine, empathy, Freeda, Harry Houdini, hot water, lamps, Linette, memories, midwifery, milestones, natural childbirth, remorse, totally quotable Linette, Twilight Zone, water birth | 9 Comments