A last evening in my hometown, with a note of celebration. We finished two days dedicated to visiting with my sister. She and I are separated by distance which equates to the passage of time with too little contact. Not nearly enough can be forced into two days to remedy the loss. But we…
Just finished an essay in a book, Basic Writings by Martin Heidegger. Reading Heidegger is like jumping into the deep end of the pool, before one is confident that one knows how to swim. I read, “What is Metaphysics?” at the behest of a friend who said that his life was changed by the…
While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him. 9 Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?” 10 The LORD said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground. —Genesis…
Boarded a morning flight today at O’Hare. A major city airport is always managed chaos. My rule of thumb is to be kind to everyone that i encounter, the American Airlines ticket agent, the female behind the register at McDonalds, or the airline gate agent who needed to assign me a seat. Kindness is…
A few photos to give a sense of being at the Women’s March, Grant Park on the Chicago lakefront. We joined thousands. One person at a time, adds up. Just as one vote at a time adds up and can be the difference between a free society and the rule of tyranny. …
Huzzah for ignorance! The election of the individual which we now have in the White House has given me pause to think about the nature of ignorance. The President and his supporters represent ignorance piled high and deep. I note that ignorance and power entails an escalation of violence, a resort to violence in…
This photo prompts me to express gratitude for each member of our immediate family. Taken at a birthday golf outing in Naperville in October of 2018, we celebrate the accomplishments of each member. We are blessed to be in good health, to be here, now, together. I include this youtube video of the great…
The story has no end. More remains to be said. Our daughter in law crossed the finish line in Grant Park in just a little over four hours. At three points on the race course we saw her pass by and shouted her name to recognize her and to cheer her on to the…
I do not expect to run a marathon. Pheidippides ran 26.2 miles to announce that Athens would not be annihilated by the Persians in 490 BC. That makes perfect sense to me. That scale of good news is worth the effort. But I am not an Attic Greek. Running twenty-six miles for personal satisfaction…
Someone To Watch Over Me fills the background here, a languid voice. Perhaps it is Ella Fitzgerald. I hear the piano notes with the singular melody caressing the patrons, myself included, here at Starbucks. This is a morning when I wish that I could talk with my mother. I can only imagine her presence,…
