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The There There Letter: O Brother, O'Sullivan OBE, and Oh Henry!
December 2, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I don't forget. I just move on. First up this week, O Brother … What a year, 2000. Turning the corner...
The There There Letter: Whether Man, Wuthering Heights, and Witness Trees
November 25, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. Imagining a guiding light in the darking night. First up this week, Whether Man … "I'm the Whether...
The There There Letter: Haecceity, Hearkening, and Heritage
November 18, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. "I like good strong words that mean something" (Jo March in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women) First up...
The There There Letter: Greening, Gradualism, and Gewürztraminer
November 11, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. It's not easy being green. First up this week, Greening … We had big rain on the US Pacific Coast in...
The There There Letter: Dabbling, Dalliance, and Delicacy
November 4, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. Really, just a shallow paddle. First up this week, Dabbling … I have a dear friend who once explained...
The There There Letter: Regret, Reading, and Runcibility
October 28, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. That's because inside a dog it's too dark to read."...
The There There Letter: Aspiration, Annualism, and Authenticity
October 21, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. Thinking about practicing being. First up this week, Aspiration … I remember aspiration. I'm not...
The There There Letter: Kicky, Kindness, and Kissing
October 14, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. If I'm full of anything it should be myself. First up this week, Kicky … I understand kicky and...
The There There Letter: Burnishing, Burkeman, and Bâtonnage
October 7, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I don't make matters worse. Hold on … how should I judge "worse?" First up this week, Burnishing … I...
The There There Letter: Sandals, Sustenance, and Salad Days
September 30, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I wonder what's waiting around the corner. First up this week, Sandals … I forgot that I wear sandals....
The There There Letter: Impromptu Speaking, Informal Fallacies, and Intensity
September 23, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I used to know what to say. Not so sure today. First up this week, Impromptu Speaking … My mother...
The There There Letter: Playgoing, Peanuts, and Pink Wines
September 16, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. Isn't everything better al fresco? Unless there's too much sunny heat, or smoky smog, or rainy dark,...
The There There Letter: Marshmallow, Marlowe, and Malbec
September 9, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. Waiting for Godot … it's all symbiosis, according to Beckett. First up this week, Marshmallow … For...
The There There Letter: Cwm, Cultivate, and Catastrophize
September 2, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. Oh, no. Not again. First up this week, Cwm … There's a British TV show, Hinterland (or y gwyll … in...
The There There Letter: Twitchers, Tosspots, and Terroirists
August 26, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. Bird by bird. First up this week, Twitchers … Oh, our relics of childhood. When I was a boy my parents...
The There There Letter: Fun, Funny, and Funning
August 19, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I'd prefer to feel in fine fettle. First up this week, Fun … Fun's been in short supply lately. I've...
The There There Letter: Ululation, Undulation, and Utricide
August 12, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. Much in this world is foreign to me. First up this week, Ululation … Among many things of which I am...
The There There Letter: Nag, Notion, and Negociant
August 5, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I'm seeking the point. First up this week, Nag … The noun nag meant horses (usually older or worn-out...
The There There Letter: Vim, Verve, and Vintage
July 29, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I try to be kind. First up this week, Vim … Separated from vigor it sounds like a kitchen soap...
The There There Letter: Zanzibar, Zany, and Zaftig
July 22, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I occasionally lose myself. First up this week: Zanzibar ... Random knowledge: Where was Freddie...
The There There Letter: Enervation, Entropy, and Élevage
July 15, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is just me, David Anthony Hance. I wonder. A lot. First up this week, Enervation … Nothing really matters. Any way the wind blows...
The There There Letter: Yesterday, Yonder, and Yarage
July 8, 2021
Three things from DAH (DAH is me, David Anthony Hance) First up this week, Yesterday … Yesterday's gone. "Why not think about times to come? And not about...
The There There Letter: Joy, Juxtamarine, and Johannisberg Riesling
July 1, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I wonder when I wander. First up this week, Joy … I think I felt more joy when I was younger. A lot...
The There There Letter: Mustn't Grumble, Meat-less, and Melton Mowbray.
June 24, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I wonder when I wander. First up this week, Mustn't Grumble … My Dad and his parents said it often:...
The There There Letter: Where, When, and Wine
June 17, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance, wondering as I wander. First up this week, Where … After some confusing times with a baby or a pig,...
The There There Letter: Puffin v Penguin, Personality Profiling, and Pinot Noir
June 10, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I pen, promote, and make change (not the coin kind). First up this week, Puffin v Penguin … I grew up...
The There There Letter: Faux, Flibbertigibbetty, and Faraway
June 3, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I pen, promote, and make change (not the coin kind). First up this week, Faux … Words are value-laden...
The There There Letter: Trendspotting, Tickety-boo, and Typicity
May 27, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I pen, promote, and make change (not the coin kind). First up this week, Trendspotting … John Naisbitt...
The There There Letter: Heat, Ham-Fisted, and Herbaceousness
May 20, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I pen, promote, and make change (not the coin kind). First up this week, Heat … It's milder this week...
The There There Letter: Obviousness, Obfuscation, and Orvieto
May 13, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I pen, promote, and make change (not the coin kind). First up this week, Obviousness … There are...
The There There Letter: Genuine, Geography, and Gibraltar
May 6, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I pen, promote, and make change (not the coin kind). First up this week, Genuine … While waiting at...
The There There Letter: David, Davis, and DAH
April 29, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I pen, promote, and make change (not the coin kind). First up this week, David … The map is not the...
The There There Letter: Languidity, Literality, and Limpidity
April 22, 2021
Three things from DAH. (Yes, I'm back to "L" rather quickly) DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I pen, promote, and make change (not the coin kind). First up...
The There There Letter: Delay, Delivery, and Delight
April 15, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I pen, promote, and make change (not the coin kind). First up this week, Delay … I'm part of a large...
The There There Letter: Longing, Lunging, and Lounging
April 8, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I pen, promote, and make change (not the coin kind). First up this week, Longing … "a yearning desire"...
The There There Letter: Quilting, Quick-wit, and Quarto
April 1, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I pen, promote, and make change (not the coin kind). First up this week, Quilting … I have several...
The There There Letter: Rainwater, Remembering, and Rocky Top
March 25, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I pen, promote, and make change (not the coin kind). First up this week, Rainwater … A bottle of...
The There There Letter: Attention, Aligoté, and Also-rans
March 18, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I pen, promote, and make change (not the coin kind). First up this week, Attention … "Attention must...
The There There Letter: Knights, Knives, and Knaves
March 11, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I pen, promote, and make change (not the coin kind). First up this week, Knights … When I was ten-...
The There There Letter: Vague-dogging, Varietal-wines, and a Vanished-Republic
March 4, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I pen, promote, and make change (not the coin kind). First up this week, Vague-dogging … I think my...
The There There Letter: Urgency, Uncertainty, and Ullage
February 25, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I pen, promote, and make change (not the coin kind). First up this week, Urgency … Spoiler: Urgency is...
The There There Letter: Zero, Zoos, and Zigzag
February 18, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I pen, promote, and make change (not the coin kind). First up this week, Zero … I've been thinking...
The There There Letter: Nudges, Nurture, and Nonsense
February 11, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I pen, promote, and make change (not the coin kind). First up this week, Nudges … I spoke by telephone...
The There There Letter: Bicycling, Beasts, and Beaujolais
February 4, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I pen, promote, and make change (not the coin kind). First up this week, Bicycling … It's something...
The There There Letter: Electricity, Enthusiasm, and Efficacy
January 29, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I pen, promote, and make change (not the coin kind). First up this week, Electricity … "Absence makes...
The There There Letter: Yolo, Yeast, and Yammering
January 21, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I pen, promote, and make change (not the coin kind). First up this week, Yolo … “What’s up with that...
The There There Letter: Jam, Journaling, and Joy
January 14, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I pen, promote, and make change (not the coin kind). First up this week, Jam … We have several...
The There There Letter: Ghost Light, Goldberg, and Garnacha
January 7, 2021
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I pen, promote, and make change (not the coin kind). First up this week, Ghost Light … No, not...
The There There Letter: Merlot, Memory, and Mysteries
December 31, 2020
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I pen, promote, and make change (not the coin kind). First up this week, Merlot … Poor old Merlot. It...
The There There Letter: Xmas, XOXO, and X-Chaser
December 24, 2020
Three things from DAH. DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I pen, promote, and make change (not the coin kind). First up this week, Xmas … I've long avoided...
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