I went to visit a friend of mine a couple of days ago. I spend time with him every week or so. We sit around, share a beer, and commiserate. I met him Continue Reading
What Was It All For?
I visited with two of my brothers on Saturday. All three of us are retired. As we sat around, we eventually discussed our previous lives in the Continue Reading
When He Said We’d Be Angels
Asher was restless last night. He woke me up four times: at 9:00 PM, at midnight, at 3:00 AM, and at 4:00 AM. Twice, he asked me to get up and give Continue Reading
When the System Turns Wild
“In fluid dynamics, turbulence or turbulent flow is fluid motion characterized by chaotic changes in pressure and flow velocity. It is in contrast to Continue Reading
More Than Grandpa
I've been a full-time caregiver for one of our grandchildren for over four years now. My wife and I have been responsible for Asher since he got out Continue Reading
Ink in Isolation
A friend of mine is in jail. The odds are good that he will go to prison. Keeping in contact with him is difficult. There are certain times when he Continue Reading
A Child’s Cry and the Body of Christ
I woke up tired this morning, as I do most mornings. Some of the fatigue is simply due to getting older. Some of it comes from being a full-time Continue Reading
Threads of Memory, Bonds of Faith
I took Asher to visit the old man and his wife. The term "old man" is relative. Many people would consider me to be an old man, but the person we went Continue Reading
Standing at Life’s Watershed
"And there's always retrospect(when you're looking back)To light a clearer pathEvery five years or so I look back on my lifeAnd I have a good laughYou Continue Reading
Fear is the Mind-Killer, but It Doesn’t Have to Control Us
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." – Franklin Delano Roosevelt "I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death Continue Reading
Returning to Wonder at Tamarack Waldorf School
A few days ago, Karin and I took our four-year-old grandson, Asher, to an orientation at the Tamarack Waldorf School on Milwaukee's eastside. We plan Continue Reading
Rob’s Stories are Better Than Mine
I have a neighbor who lives down the street from me. I see him every once in a while, although not so much now seeing as it's winter and it's cold Continue Reading