I received an email a couple of days ago from a friend who is working diligently to help Afghan refugees. My friend is a peace activist who often Continue Reading
Afghanistan Forgotten
I started reading The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini a couple of days ago. I'm only a few chapters into the book, and already I find it disturbing and Continue Reading
Pure Joy
Yesterday I took my little grandson, Asher, to the playground. As he was digging in the sandbox, burying some Hot Wheels cars and then promptly Continue Reading
“Cemeteries are full of irreplaceable people.”
I went to visit our new doctor for the first time. Our previous family physician retired, and we had to get a replacement. My wife and I chose the new Continue Reading
Renewable Energy: Change is Coming Fast
My wife and I took our grandson with us on a road trip last month. We went to visit family in Texas. With the exception of Illinois, we drove through Continue Reading
The would-be assassin’s body wasn’t even cold…
On Friday afternoon, I spent over an hour talking with an old friend. I hadn't seen him for months, and there was a lot to say and hear. We sat next Continue Reading
The Climate Changes are Obvious to Me
"You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows" - Bob Dylan We are getting a new roof installed on our house. We had not planned on Continue Reading
You Raised Me Right
Hans called me yesterday from his home in rural Texas. He doesn't call that often, but when he does, it's about something he really wants to get off Continue Reading
I Can’t Keep Asher Safe Forever
"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run Continue Reading
Love of Family
If your double wide is permanently positioned on the side of a dirt road, then you are by definition "country." Our son, Hans, and his family bought a Continue Reading
A Different Kin of Three-body Problem
The three-body problem in classical physics is about taking the initial positions and velocities of three masses that orbit each other in space and Continue Reading
Never Boring
Asher's a good kid, but he is still a kid. He's three and a half years old, and in some ways mature for his age. However, it is hard on him to go on Continue Reading