Author: Lewis De Joseph

  A Day at the zoo – Chimps, Baboons, and Silverbacks Oh My!     There’s something profoundly moving about spending time with primates.  Whether you believe in creation or evolution, or a combination of these beliefs, these are creatures who seem to echo parts of ourselves. Recently, I spent a day at the Knoxville Zoo with a couple of friends, and what was a casual visit turned into an experience. At the chimpanzee exhibit, I found myself not just watching them but studying them.  Enthralled with their hands.  Like Rodin was in his sculptures. Every detail in their hands

T Knoxville Zoo   The trip ended a few weeks ago, and since then, life’s been busy. Between work, settling back in, starting a new online class, sorting through photos, and the holiday weekend, I’ve been trying to find my rhythm again—but it’s been tough. As some of you know, I lost my mom over the summer. They say the first year is the hardest: the first birthday, the first Mother’s Day, Christmas… all the “firsts.” I go through phases—honestly, it’s an emotional rollercoaster. I say all this just to explain why I’m struggling a bit to get back into

  The Trip Was Great, Welcome Home!     Truth be told, I’ve been home for about a week.  Firstly it took a little doing to get back into the routine.  Then to reorganize the kitchen to how I like it.  That’s not a complaint, it’s just different folks work differently, and don’t know where things belong.  Then I had to sort through the fridge and completely reorganize the freezer, because I had that big party just before I left.  And anyone who has done that knows that the leftovers end up in all sorts of places.   This first post