Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Living

Life is hard. And full. And awesome. Live it.

  • Or why I might not remember your name Stress is not a blessing Something we’ve inherited from our Protestant ancestors is an anachronistic attachment to labor, stress, and a propensity to die early. Probably from a heart attack. Last I looked, there are only nine Beatitudes. I wouldn’t be surprised if some used book shoppe…

  • Post #500!

    Four years ago this month, I started this blog and today, I have reached my 500th post. That means I have averaged 125 posts a year, which turns out to be a post every three days. Not bad, I think. I have much planned for the future of this blog, and much more that I…

  • Email has changed in the last twenty years. And how we use it has changed completely. It may be time to speak about something new. The email inbox is just a digital version of the mailbox next to the street. You go, check your mail, and come back inside the house. Now our electronic correspondence isn’t…

  • Under Water

      Wordless Wednesday

  • We’re heading home tomorrow from Sunset Beach. We have had a great time with family, even if the weather was cold and rainy. We had sun on the first day and it peeked out at the end. We ate really well and the kids spent a lot of time outside, despite the rain. Mostly we…

  • Decisions

      For Wordless Wednesday