Category Archives: Memoirs
Solitude
Alone, in Homer, Alaska I cherished the solitude of the occasional walk on the beach between Anchor Point and Homer—nineteen miles of vertical cliffs overhanging the mysterious rocks, tide pools, beached seaweed, and sixteen-foot tides. I had to time the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anchor Point Alaska, Cook Inlet, eagle, Homer Alaska, Mt. Augustine, Mt. Iliamna, salmon
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What to do With the Rest of My Life…
Let us suppose, for the purpose of conversation, That I will live no longer than did my father, A few days past his eighty-seventh birthday. I am now less than half-way past seventy-eight. No, no, I feel perfectly well. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Beethoven, Brahms, Conrad Pavellas, death, Gardening, life, retirement, The News, weltschmerz, work, Writing, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
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The Pavellas Perspective 