You cannot wander anywhere that will not aid you. —St Francis of Assisi

Fresh off a great trip to niece-and-nephewland and mere days away from South America (with the GRE and packing up my worldly goods hanging over my head) I can't imagine a better way to inaugurate this blog than with that line -- translated by Daniel Ladinsky in his remarkable book "Love Poems from God." It's both a comfort and a call.

And here's Summer, Tully, BearBear, and me.