jrdreistadtApr 5, 20171 minCommunityThe Rose GuardHow can we appreciate the roses When our bread is nearly gone When our bread was Stolen from us last week. How can we feel any happiness...
jrdreistadtOct 19, 20152 minMindfulnessA Fine Appreciation of Underrated ThingsThe humble dandelion is one of my favorite flowers. They joyfully brighten up otherwise ordinary lawns, offering visual variation through...
jrdreistadtOct 16, 20152 min40 for 4040 for 40 #10: Weird AlGoing to a concert, for me, is always a luxury. I sadly lack the excess resources that would be necessary to partake in all of the...
jrdreistadtJun 25, 20154 minUnloading a Weighty TabooThis post originally appeared on Huffington Post on June 16, 2015. I can wrap both of my legs behind my head. My triglyceride level...
jrdreistadtJun 12, 20151 min40 for 4040 for 40 #2: An Evening with AndreOK, so it wasn’t the first time I had ever seen Andre Watts. Nor was it the first time I ever saw him at New Jersey Performing Arts...
jrdreistadtJun 5, 20151 min40 for 4040 for 40 #1: Joan OsborneLast summer, when listening to various tracks on my MP3 player while on a road trip, my mother mentioned that she loved Joan Osborne’s...
jrdreistadtJun 2, 20152 minWritingThe Lonely Life of a WriterWriting is a solitary enterprise and that, overall, suits me just fine. After a day at work surrounded by other people, love them though...