Captian's Log Day Off 2 Jan 2023 It's a bit gloomy where I'm at today. The morning was cloudy but brilliant with rich, heartrending color; it has all given way to a grey, winter's fog. I love…
Captian's Log 2023: The Beginning 1 Jan 202322 Dec 2022 Happy New Year! I've been trying to think up what would be a good resolution. What I really need to do, what most of us need to do, is get…
Captian's Log 2022: The End 31 Dec 202222 Dec 2022 I'm not sure how to commemorate the end of this year. Admittedly, there has always been an arbitrariness to New Year's Eve that has bothered me. Why end the year…
Captian's Log Abel’s Walk 30 Dec 202216 Dec 2022 Zorn, he saw it all too, but he didn't see God. I suppose I didn't see God either, but I knew Him, felt Him. Out of the three of us,…
Captian's Log Abel’s Walk 29 Dec 202216 Dec 2022 These thoughts swirled in my mind as I passed the empty shop windows. Christmas, everything was closed, everyone was away. No snow. Rarely get snow. I sighed and watched the…
Captian's Log Abel’s Walk 28 Dec 202216 Dec 2022 Me, I always understood, at least theoretically, that I would die; seeing all of time and space play out in an instant—well, all things have to die, even the universe.…
Captian's Log Abel’s Walk 27 Dec 202216 Dec 2022 "Yes," he said. "I've seen things, strange things…" his voice fell away as his eyes glazed over. I stood, passed my hand before his face a few times—such empty eyes—and…
Captian's Log Abel’s Walk 26 Dec 202216 Dec 2022 "I have seen the beginning and the end. The Stars have burned and the darkness returns!" The pitch of his voice and the speed at which he spoke rose with…
Captian's Log 2022: Merry Christmas 25 Dec 202222 Dec 2022 And as I walk through sleet and snow, as cold rain falls and harsh winds blow, and all the world seems full of woe, I think how few that night…
Captian's Log 2022: Christmas Eve 24 Dec 202222 Dec 2022 With deep sincerety, I wish you all a Merry Christmas. It is a dark time, but a time for rejoicing in the darkness. A great gift has been given, and…
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