My wife came home from work yesterday with her computer and other desk supplies in a box. Today she starts… Read more A Global Teachable Moment and a Bag of Carrots
Category: Concerned Human
Blog writing from my perspective as just a plain old human
Exposed
We’ve been exposed to and by covid-19. We are unprepared for a significant national emergency and interruption to our daily… Read more Exposed
Don’t Feed the Fear Monster
Does it seem to you that we are collectively on the edge of panic and in a state of fear?… Read more Don’t Feed the Fear Monster
Thinking About Being a Liberal
I participated in the Democratic caucus yesterday. In Minnesota it’s the Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) party. Because Minnesota now has a presidential… Read more Thinking About Being a Liberal
Water is Life
Water is life. Yet, the EPA, under the direction of the current administration is changing the interpretation and implementation of… Read more Water is Life
Well, That Was Unexpected
Twenty-two years ago, I stumbled into the house after a day of teaching and when my wife asked what was… Read more Well, That Was Unexpected
Otherizing and Futilizing
Are you stuck “otherizing” and “futilizing?” Don’t know those words? They are words I’ve invented to mean the act of… Read more Otherizing and Futilizing
What if We Had This Hope?
What if…What if the young woman did not fear an unknown attacker?What if the child did not fear the stranger?What… Read more What if We Had This Hope?
Meanwhile…
I ended 2019 with a (slightly uncharacteristic) post with a positive tone–a simple poem titled blessings. Then I took a… Read more Meanwhile…
Blessings
Snow crunches beneath my feetand I think of you.I wonder where our livesconverged, diverged, got lostand found again.Crisp winter air… Read more Blessings