We walked tree lined streets. Springtime is the best time for a walk through Batavia neighborhoods. Homes are embellished by the growth of spring flowers, trees, the ornamental plants selected with care by townspeople with a love for working the soil. Walking with a friend, we discussed topics of interest, of concern to both…
Relieved due to a wider dissemination of the covid vaccines more of us are able to move about without wearing a mask. The danger is not over though, as some countries are struggling with a rising outbreak, and many deaths. Poor countries remain essentially unvaccinated. Virologists warn that the virus is mutating as long…
Stepping away from the chatter is not easy. I ask, “are we addicted to information?” It comes cascading at a rapid rate, at best understood partially, without enough context, — via iphone, TV, laptop screen… One byte after another edited for our approval, or said clearly, for “consumption.” After sitting down to breakfast I…
Yesterday, a sunny Saturday on Memorial Day weekend. It’s uncertain that warm weather reaches the Midwest by late May. The weather is often “ify,” that is rainy, borderline cold, unpleasant. In the past a number of planned outings to Great Lakes Drag-a-Way on Memorial Day weekend were disappointed due to weather. Misery for me…
Yesterday was the birthday of STEVIE NICKS. If you are a member of the “Boomer” generation, those born right after WWII, odds are that you know that Nicks is a member of Fleetwood Mac a premier rock band of the Age of Aquarius. To a millennial person born in the 80s or a gen…
Here’s to the song writers, the lyricists, the word-smiths of rhythm, rhyme and harmony! If it were not so early in the day I’d raise a glass of sweet red wine to toast all that I have been given by their songs. (Out of an abundance of caution, it is best to stay away…
Sunday morning. Arrived at a local coffee shop, along with a few early-bird bike riders. The coffee, excellent, and what better venue with a hum of voices in the background for wrestling with words to express inchoate thoughts. The mind is like that: associations rapidly intersecting in unpredictable fashion. You search for words to…
Yesterday afternoon was spent at the Don Early Park in West Chicago. The park is tucked in beside and behind the cemetery right on East Washington Street. The feature of the park is a small pond. I would estimate the pond is about 50 yards or so in diameter. The pond is home to…
I was once a kid. I remember feeling trepidation the day report cards were issued. A report card is an evaluation, derived from the aggregation of grades of your progress in the subjects which you have attempted to learn. Kids do not volunteer for the role of student, as learning is difficult work. They’d…
There are many versions of hell. I awakened this morning from a dream/nightmare. Waking was a release from the images rising up from my subconscious. I dreamed of reestablishing my company. I was accompanied by two old friends. My associates knew the business, were trusted, competent. The direction of the dreamed images abruptly changed…
