Category Archives: running

Luther, in time…

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

A few weeks ago we attended a Yes concert and much to my pleasure and surprise, the band performed a song from its Close to the Edge album titled Siberian Khatru that I first absorbed in my high school years. … Continue reading →

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YES the years have flown but they return again

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

The eternal cycle of classic rock bands touring the world will eventually run out of steam. Aging rockers can’t keep it up forever. That’s a literal and rhetorical reference to why rock stars go on tour in the first place. … Continue reading →

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When reality bites, call in the experts

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

Last weekend I began to notice a sore area around my #18 molar. That’s the tooth on the far back left side of the mouth. It would flare up and recede in relation to cold or sweets and I knew, … Continue reading →

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The Matrix is real in a really organic way

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

People have long been fond of movies that hint at a reality that exists, yet we just don’t recognize. The Matrix series starring Keanu Reaves was one such enterprise. Its premise centered around the idea that life was a digital … Continue reading →

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A carnival of years gone by

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

The day was overcast as it often seems to be in mid-June. Summer has not quite arrived. The calendar teases us with the equinox turning and yet the days automatically start shortening. The yin and yang of yearly destiny. That … Continue reading →

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The adorable doggo tale of Max, Megan and Augie

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

Toward the end of my run through the woods and prairie at Dick Young Forest Preserve, I turned east on the last stretch of trail toward the parking lot and beheld a strange sight up ahead. At first I thought … Continue reading →

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The wrong and right ways to get out of a rut

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

Last night as darkness feel, a group of kids was back in the fields behind our house getting their cars stuck in the mud. They’ve been there before and gotten stuck, but they keep coming back. They should know better … Continue reading →

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Ugly ducklings of one kind or another

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

The photo above shows the goslings that come to our backyard bird feeder every day. They’re not ducklings, per se, but they are rather “ugly” as birds go. They’re still in their coating of down feathers. Soon they’ll be pushing … Continue reading →

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I never made the state track meet, but still scored

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

The events I’m about to share happened quite a long time ago. But like a good Bob Seger song, some things never quite fade from memory. It was May of 1975. As a senior in high school I was gunning … Continue reading →

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God spare me the white shoes of death

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

What you’re about to read is insulting to many people. But either I’m honest about what I think about life or I should quit writing. And I’d rather cease existing than do that. So here goes. See those shoes in … Continue reading →

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