Caol Áit

Caol Áit episodes

October 31 The First Week of Retirement
Papa Rod finishes his first week of retirement by looking back, and thinking forward.
19 min
October 24 Real Life Lessons and Hard Decisions
Pondering the harshness of the wild world, and what are the boundaries of our responsibility to care for it.
16 min
October 18 Keep Moving Forward
Learning to look back only to make the current moment richer with memories - never to escape to the past.
12 min
October 12 A Rift in the Timeline
Papa Rod forgets what he was talking about, and jumps forward in time to admit it.
10 min
October 02 Becoming
Pondering that my becoming who I am intended to be is a never ending process, and that I can't do it myself.
15 min
September 28 Generational Justice
Pondering some of the ways that different generations perceive the world, and right and wrong.
13 min
September 20 Don't Lose Your Accent
Bring your own accent to whatever new things you encounter. The new thing will be enriched by your true self.
17 min
September 07 La Di Da
Papa Rod realizes that seizing the day doesn't always mean taking control of it, but sometimes it means to relax and contend in submission to what is given you to do.
11 min
August 29 Working to Support a Hobby
Papa Rod ponders how he began mowing to support a guitar hobby, and ended up playing guitar to support a mowing hobby.
13 min
August 23 A Series of Misfortunes (or A Comedy of Errors)
Papa Rod encounters relentless obstacles to his plans...
15 min

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A journal of Papa Rod’s adventures afforded by the Thin Place of the Farmhouse. Ponderings of people and place.