Cudahy is strange town. It's by no means a bad place to live, but it has seen better days. The city was founded by Patrick Cudahy back at the end of Continue Reading
A Labor Day Parade on Chicago Street
It was Asher's first parade. He's almost four years old, and this was his initial experience with marchers and banners and floats. I am not a big fan Continue Reading
Grinding Employees Until They Drop
Our youngest son, Stefan, went to work before the sun was up. He's an Ironworker and he has been busy at a jobsite where they are putting up a big box Continue Reading
Why Listen?
Several years ago, my wife and I stayed in Seattle with a woman who was very hospitable toward us, even though we had just met her. Karin and I had Continue Reading
Pro-Palestinian Demonstrations vs. Counter Demonstrations
I drove the old man home after we were done at the synagogue. He doesn't live very far from the shul, so the trip didn't take very long. Still, we had Continue Reading
How Did We Ever Get This Far?
Forty years ago on August 9th, Karin and I got married in a civil ceremony at the Rathaus in Bad Mergentheim, West Germany. Two days later, we got Continue Reading
Try Sitting in a Courtroom for a While
A courtroom is a strange place. People do not often go there voluntarily. A courtroom, like a hospital emergency room, is a place where a person only Continue Reading
Being a Pilot and Leaving It Behind
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