A Word About the Future of A Swoop and a Dart
No one blogs anymore, I keep hearing—and in 2018, that was pretty much true for me. A perfect storm of extreme schedule overwhelm,...
a swoop and a dart
[ est. 2005 ]
Search
- Jan 6, 2018
- 6 min
2017: The Year in Dillow Music
We, uhm, bought some music in 2017. Somehow more than we realized, and definitely more than our last few years' totals. Does anyone else...
- Jan 4, 2018
- 5 min
2017: The Book Report
2017 was a weird reading year for me—I actually read 38 books (a lame amount to many of my reading friends but pretty huge for me) and...
- Oct 26, 2017
- 1 min
October
October by Robert Frost, 1874-1963 O hushed October morning mild, Thy leaves have ripened to the fall; Tomorrow’s wind, if it be wild,...
- May 25, 2017
- 1 min
Color/Colour Lovers
I participated in another round of Color/Colour Lovers in February along with Andrea Jenkins, Xanthe Berkeley, and a whole bunch of other...
- May 23, 2017
- 3 min
Being a Military Kid
Being a military kid isn't always the easiest thing to be. As has been discussed here ad nauseum over the years, it's hard for obvious...
- May 22, 2017
- 3 min
Another Coincidence Story
Two years ago I wrote about coincidences; because Alabama was on my mind then, I was thinking about my big Alabama coincidence. But I...
- May 20, 2017
- 1 min
Interesting Things for the Weekend
From Some Writer! by Melissa Sweet Speaking of Basquiat... No matter how you feel about the circus, the end of Ringling Brothers is big...
- May 19, 2017
- 2 min
Spring in the Mountain West
Last weekend we hosted the Karahalis family and spent a good 50% of our time with them outdoors in the sunshine, surrounded by freshly...
- May 18, 2017
- 1 min
Five Instagram Accounts
I'm not sure if it's a new feature or if I just never paid attention, but I recently learned how to properly embed an Instagram photo...
- May 17, 2017
- 1 min
Mid-May Participles
Recovering (sort of) from yesterday's too-busy-of-a-month meltdown. If memory serves, December 16 was the meltdown day in that month, so...
- May 16, 2017
- 3 min
Old Crow Medicine Show and Fifty Years of Blonde on Blonde
A few weeks before Matt's birthday I heard a concert roundup on one of the two radio stations I listen to in the car (The Colorado Sound)...
- May 10, 2017
- 2 min
When Lightning Strikes
Because it is May, I had to race from a meeting on the south side of town over to Michael's on the north side of town at 8 pm because...
- May 9, 2017
- 4 min
The Elementary School Track Meet
Every year Cheyenne puts on an elementary school track program for 4th-6th graders; they divide up the 28 elementary schools in town and...
- May 8, 2017
- 1 min
This is a Printing Office
While I'm on the subject of News of the World, here's another bit that I had to stop and reread so as to think about it fully: Maybe life...
- May 6, 2017
- 1 min
Signs of Spring
tiny little flower shoots outdoor photo sessions dinner outside on the porch the smell of grills in the circle Ghost In the Graveyard...
- May 6, 2017
- 1 min
That Day A Year Ago When I Drove to Madrid, NM
One year ago today I sent the girls off to school, took Ellie on a quick walk, and headed for the open road on the other side of the...