Porch talk -- A curious obsession -- Charley -- The gig's up -- Call me coach -- Pond life -- The slow life -- You get what you pay for -- The compact -- The tornado -- The state of housing -- Better late than never! -- Exercise and other dirty words -- My conflicted life -- Too many friends -- Professional thinkers -- Zipper -- The writing life -- My wife, the scofflaw -- The death of freedom -- Simplicity -- The natural order of things -- A growing problem -- Things I ponder when sitting in meeting -- Contentment -- Camping -- On the road again -- Spring and all it portends -- My history with Easter -- The end times