Month: December 2015

If you see a Christmas tree or a stack
Of newspapers or a 2 by 4 frame of a house
It’s probably made from pine trees and pine trees
Are conifers, that’s what this song is about

It turns out that no place is totally easy to live, and this is no exception. Days are dark. People are uncomfortable in their own skin. And there is a economic boom for some, which makes it expensive for all others. Breaking through to success is not easy, and it hasn’t really happened yet for me.

But there is beauty in this world and in this part of the world, the beauty is all around in the sky and the trees. There are so many tall conifers. They are just incredible.

I got a noble fir for Christmas. It smells great. It may be the best Christmas tree I have ever had.

As the dark and eerie night looms and threatens to close in around me, I realize that better days need not only be ahead. Beautiful things are here now. I must appreciate them, and continue…