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
Collateral Consequences: When Justice Punishes the Innocent
I have a friend, a former coworker, who has a nephew in prison. The nephew is doing ten years for killing a person while driving drunk. My friend told Continue Reading
Love and Trust are Not the Same Things
Our little grandson, Asher, wanted me to hold him. I bent over and held out my hands. He let me grab him and pull him up. Asher wrapped his arms Continue Reading
The Price of Passion
Examination rooms in hospitals are all pretty much the same. The room where the three of us sat looked just like the rooms at other ERs. Asher wanted Continue Reading
I Don’t Want My Friend to Worry About Me
I received a brief but heartfelt email yesterday from an old friend and West Point classmate. The first sentence was striking. He wrote: "I’m sure Continue Reading
The Unseen Strength of Love
I know an elderly woman who was the primary caregiver for her son. Her son suffered from cerebral palsy and paralysis. The young man was often in Continue Reading
The Inmate’s lifeline to the Real World
My wife just got off the phone with someone dear to us, who just happens to be residing in the Milwaukee County Jail. This person will be there for a Continue Reading