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My Partner just endured a back surgery last week that involved vertebrae fusions and Stenosis treatment. The aftermath of pain from this is probably unimaginable to most of us, who have been fortunate not to have suffered back issues.  There is … Continue reading →

It may be that every religion has its intolerant and self-righteous extremes.  Christianity certainly does.  Recent events in the Middle East over a mean-spirited but obscure anti-Muslim video point to the sociopathic side of religion, based upon fear, not love … Continue reading →

The next day during homeroom I began collecting book rental and was surprised at how many students brought cash instead of checks. My brain became a festival of arithmetic through adding and subtracting for that big, brown envelope. That was a time … Continue reading →

The Hunger Games, a film based upon the first book of the trilogy by Suzanne Collins, is one that brilliantly expresses some of the appalling insensitivity that can gradually seep into any culture over time to the point that citizens … Continue reading →

This is a chilling and inspiring view of who and where we are:

Chapter 9…”Mom, the Actress, Dad, the Enforcer”… from my first book, ALL MY LAZY RIVERS, an Indiana Childhood Except in extreme cases, my mother didn’t spank us.  She made unsubstantiated threats, and it became very clear to David, Connie and … Continue reading →

  I envy those who are organized enough to keep their passwords, code numbers, and user ID’s in order.  The irony for me is that though computers are supposed to make life easier, they end up, at least for me, … Continue reading →

I believe that when I was teaching, I had the patience of Job in terms of my having the emotional fortitude to wait for results, especially when a student was trying but just not getting the lesson.  It was a … Continue reading →

THE AMERICAN HERITAGE DICTIONARY  says that an aphorism is “a tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion.”  An aphorism is also called an “adage” if used often enough.  Authors from ancient times to the present have distilled words down to … Continue reading →

These little video promos were created by my cousin Cathy Weber and her husband Felix for my first two books.  They did a splendid job. From ALL MY LAZY RIVERS, an Indiana Childhood: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itzqxJxM9-E Chapter 12 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S31W0tU0mPs     Chapter 18 From … Continue reading →