Don Timmerman died of cancer on July 19. He spent almost all of his adult life advocating for peace and justice. I am tempted to say that he was Continue Reading
Prison Vendors Make Families Pay
Let me begin by warning you that this entire essay is going to be one long rant. If you decide at this point to click on something else, I will Continue Reading
Saved by a Stubby Pencil
AI is here and it’s not going anywhere. The new technology is the subject of much scrutiny and controversy. People are upset about AI forcing humans Continue Reading
Nobody Is Free Anymore
Years ago, when I was still working third shift at a trucking company, there was an unusual astronomical occurrence. Three planets, Venus, Mars, and Continue Reading
I Have Important Things to Do
The song "Time," by Pink Floyd (Harvest Records), is about the way ordinary days slip past until a person suddenly realizes that years have gone by. I Continue Reading
I Like Music
I like music, all sorts of music. I like listening to it, not so much just hearing it in the background, but listening to it attentively. I'm a Continue Reading
I Want Him to Keep It
Friday was the May festival at Tamarack Waldorf School. It was a good day for it, sunny and warm. In the past, seeing as we live in Wisconsin, there Continue Reading
The Reason I Went to West Point
"Sometimes the light's all shinin' on meOther times I can barely seeLately it occurs to meWhat a long, strange trip it's been." From "Truckin'," by Continue Reading
No One Knows What This War Is For
We’re two months into America’s latest Mideast predicament and there does not appear to be any quick resolution to our war of choice. The situation is Continue Reading
Self-Care Is How We Stay in This
I had never heard anything about self-care until after my wife and I became full-time caregivers for our grandson, Asher. It initially felt like an Continue Reading
Yellow Paint and Narcan
I was at The Daily Bird a couple of days ago. I had to drop off somebody who had an interview at Meta House a few blocks away. I didn't know how long Continue Reading
Beyond the Classroom Door
"When is she going to be here?" That was Asher's endlessly repeated question on Friday. Asher and his kindergarten classmates had Friday off from Continue Reading