This Moment
I had no intention of writing and recording an album this winter. Then things went all pear-shaped here in Minnesota. I started writing and playing songs I’d written during the past year or so to channel that frustration, dismay, and the anger I was feeling and into something positive. Something hopeful. That’s why we “art.” Over the last month I…
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What’s Good?
It has been such a difficult time here in Minnesota these past few weeks. The anxiety, tension, fear, unease, and anguish is palpable. I don’t know where we are headed, or what’s going to happen. I know this. A community and its families are being torn apart. And that hurts. What’s good about any of this?
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Living In Survival Brain
How are we doing? It would seem not so well. Everywhere I turn, colleagues, friends, my students, my family, commentators, comedians, anyone with a voice are stressed and one edge. Teaching my undergraduate and graduate courses this past term was the most challenging term I’ve had in all years at Bemidji State University. I had more students struggling to get…
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Minnesota Organizations Supporting Immigration Rights The Advocates for Human RightsCOPAL, Comunidades Organizando El Poder Y La Accion LatinaUnidos MNImmigrant Defense NetworkImmigrant Law Center of MinnesotaMinnesota Interfaith Coalition on ImmigrationACLU-MNLutheran Social Services Go Fund Me Links for Northfield Families: Help Family Torn Apart by ICESupport for Marvin Carcamo & Family Northfield Organizations Rice County Neighbors United (Barrios Unidos)Northfield Community Action Center…
Keep readingGrandma Hugs For Everyone
Earlier this month, my children lost their first grandparent. They have been truly blessed to have all four grandparents in their lives into their mid- to late-twenties. Grandma Carol had a long battle with illness which interfered with her being an active Grandma for her six grandchildren in the last few years. But, oh what a grandma she was. Those…
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Fear the Bacteria and Fungi Farts
I’m just sad this morning. I knew I should not have looked at any news today. But here we are. Here’s a headline from NPR News. “3 massive changes you’ll see as the climate careens toward tipping points.” The US decided to sit out the COP30 United Nations climate meeting in Brazil. The goal has been to limit global warming…
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