Paying Homage to My Ancestors
This week I repaired an floor lamp that had been in my family for about a hundred years. It may be the oldest thing I...
Congratulations to the new Eagle Scouts
Last night I attended an eagle court of honor for five young women who were founders of troop 2220. It was really sweet. Troop 220...
I Don’t Get It
Unfortunately these are words that I find myself saying more and more often. This week it was particularly driven home by a high school senior...
Finding Emotional Gold
Today was a major milestone for my recovery. For the first time since the injury, I shoveled compost. It felt oddly good. I was so...
Update: I have a screw loose
Yes I know people have been saying that about me for a very long time. But now it is quite literally true. One of the...
My Recovery – Tomorrow is a big day
Tomorrow my cast comes off and I feel like I am about to re enter the world. This past six weeks has been difficult from...
“Think Different” isn’t enough. We need to “Think Better”
A few months after Steve Jobs returned to Apple as CEO in 1997, after having been forced out in 1985. He introduced a new branding...
Daily Kos: “All the Armies in the World are Obsolete”
Some of the best reporting that I have seen on the Ukrainian war has come from the Daily Kos.While Daily Kos is a community and...
My Fall, Rescue, and Recovery
I have been wondering where to record the recent events and some of the emotional issues that I have been going through I think this...
What Steve Schmidt Got Right and Wrong.
Steve Schmidt is the "brilliant" political thinker who gave us Sarah Palin. now to be fair since he was McCain's campaign advisor he has seen...