The wizard presents…|Important and useless reminders, in no particular order

The wizard presents…|Important and useless reminders, in no particular order Submit ideas for Wizard posts, topics to cover, special projects, and whatever else – wizardofmonadnock@gmail.com You are going to die. We could all stand to learn a lot more from rivers and streams (and brooks – don’t forget about brooks) Sometimes, when overtaken by boredomContinue reading “The wizard presents…|Important and useless reminders, in no particular order”

Coyote Carlos’ Top Ten Things You Should Know About Family Life!

[Wizard’s Note: Coyote Carlos may or may not be a dangerous miscreant intent on laughing as humanity drives itself collectively off a cliff. That said, he likes to talk, and we like a good talker. The following, according only to Coyote Carlos himself, is an exclusive public excerpt from his privately published 2015 Almanac. AllContinue reading “Coyote Carlos’ Top Ten Things You Should Know About Family Life!”

Coyote Carlos’ Top Ten Things You Need to Know About the Workplace!

[Wizard’s Note: The following is (supposedly) excerpted from the 2015 edition of Coyote Carlos’ Almanac. These collected sayings are a mixture of Coyote Carlos originals and quotes he has picked up during his ceaseless roaming of innumerable forests, hills, deserts, cities, and towns. He considers himself a critic and instigator of humans, and can beContinue reading “Coyote Carlos’ Top Ten Things You Need to Know About the Workplace!”

Coyote Carlos’ Top 10 things you need to know about health!

The following is (allegedly) excerpted from the obscure and rare Coyote Carlos’ Almanac, understood by none but universally recognized to be old. Surely there must be some value in that.  Coyote Carlos’ 10 Things You Need To Know About Health: Health without rich and fulfilling enjoyment is the shiny aluminum frame on a car withContinue reading “Coyote Carlos’ Top 10 things you need to know about health!”

A Letter to my Newborn Son

I’m writing this post from a tiny little cot in a minimum security prison hospital. If the county lockup hospital had known my wife and I were coming here to have our baby, they’d likely have set aside a room for us with at least a double-sized bed that we could share together. They didn’tContinue reading “A Letter to my Newborn Son”

Good Times Round the Bend

Halfway through spring. Okay, so technically we’re a little more than halfway through spring. Just as I neglected to properly mark May Day in a timely fashion, I neglected to observe Beltaine altogether. Don’t worry (as if you were worried!), this isn’t altogether that serious. The spring has a way of making itself entirely impossibleContinue reading “Good Times Round the Bend”

Sometimes, the Tricks are so Simple That They Aren’t Even Tricks (Gear Up Mondays)

“Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” -Sun Tzu,Continue reading “Sometimes, the Tricks are so Simple That They Aren’t Even Tricks (Gear Up Mondays)”