DAY 1 MOSES WAS THREE YEARS YOUNGER than his brother, Aaron, but starting with the day Pharaoh’s daughter fished him out of the bulrushes and adopted him, Moses was the one who always got the headlines while Aaron got the short end of the stick. Even when Moses had to clear out of Egypt for […]

I figured this would be the easiest way to get the information out. As many of you know, Sarah and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary last Thursday. In honor of this, we have chosen to have a vow renewal ceremony. Since most of our friends are remote, we have decided to do this event […]

Why do I write? I do sometimes ask myself this question. Many people, my wife included, are prolific journalers. I’ve traditionally been terrible at journaling. I’ve always thought it was due to inherent laziness, but I’m beginning to realize that it might be a problem of difficulty focusing due to undiagnosed ADD. My PCP and […]

I chose to not watch the Jan. 6 hearings Thursday night. It’s not because I don’t care; I very much do care. In fact, I might care too much. The reason I didn’t watch is because I don’t need to be convinced how historic (not in a good way) the goings-on were on that day. […]

Actually this missive will have nothing to do with mothers. Julia Sweeney, an SNL alum who I remember working at the Fox Theater in Spokane when I was a teenager, wrote a book with that title, and I loved it so much I always say that instead of if it’s not one thing it’s another. […]

I’ve had enough! More than enough, actually! I’ve had enough of breaking news alerts talking about an active shooter in whatever school in whatever community. I’ve had enough with the live news feeds from behind police barricades with reporters who don’t know any more than we do. I’ve had enough of sobbing parents whose hearts […]

Tonight I’m remembering Election Day four years ago. Nov. 8, 2016. My bride and I had flown back to Indiana from visiting family and friends in Washington State the day before. Throughout election season, I was pretty confident Hillary was going to win in a landslide. How could it be otherwise? Donald Trump had shown […]

Up until this week I don’t recall ever hearing the name Kate Spade. And then a couple of days ago she blew up my Facebook timeline. Apparently she was a fashion designer of some renown, and she chose to end her life this week. Then, today, I learned of the suicide of Anthony Bourdain, who […]

It’s time for me to sit down and write down some reflections on my trip to the NFB convention in Orlando last week. Overall, I have to say I was rather surprised with what I took away from it. The week did not get off to a bang-up start. The flight to Orlando and even […]

I am writing this from the perspective of someone who has multiple disabilities who is married to someone who also has multiple disabilities and chronic illnesses. We both receive Social Security Disability and Medicare. As a result, recent developments in health care and the budgetary process have us on the verge of panic. On Election […]

I have often cited my Jesuit education as a huge reason for how I have become whom I’ve become, and I will continue to keep citing it. But of course there’s more to the story. I didn’t enter parochial school until the seventh grade, so I was in public school up until that time. I […]

Day nine. I’m happy to say there’s some improvement. The depression that weighs me down like a wet blanket has not been in evidence all day today. I’ve been able to read things about the transition of power without having the overwhelming urge to hurl my keyboard into deep space. Rest assured, though, that this […]

I believe I have settled down enough to at least attempt to do some writing on my feelings about what happened last Tuesday. Thus far my random musings have been pretty much confined to random snipes on Facebook. So, here goes nothing. Here’s a brief recap of my reactions, more or less in order. Tuesday […]

I want to start right here and say this: Nobody is more horrified and freaked out than me about the looming Trump Presidency. I fear it will have dire implications for many of us. With that said, I want to direct a few words to my fellow freakouters. I have lost count of how many […]

As I write this, it is late Saturday night, October 15. Right now the plan is for Sarah and I to vote this coming Thursday, and Election Day itself is 24 days away. I have some thoughts I need to express on this point. For the past week or so Donald Trump has become pretty […]