November 2022

I’m not sure why I do this, but there are certain people in history that I worry about. Or sometimes, I am sad for them. I mean, these people are long dead and gone, yet when I hear their names or see their photos, I am full of wonder. Wonder in the way that I […]

I like Wisconsin, and as far as I know, I’ve never been there. But something seems appealing to me about that state. Maybe it is all the cheese. Maybe it is the fact that various Native American tribes first inhabited the area known as Wisconsin. Oh, wait. That was all of America until the White

Most people agree. We should be kind. But this means much more than just being kind to our fellow humans. It means being kind to Earth and all therein. Of course, one area we have been overlooking largely is the animal kingdom. So many of us love animals. It’s true. Yet, there is something troubling

I learned to gamble at an early age. It started before I started going to school. For whatever reason, I was spending a good deal of time with my grandparents, Ed and Regina, during the daytime hours. On one of those days, my grandpa pulled out a round bank of casino chips and a deck

I know I’ve written about the controversy of “everything happens for a reason” vs. “we live in a random Universe, and there is no such thing as fate.” Yet, I just want to revisit the “everything happens for a reason” statement on its own. Because, recently, I’ve seen this in a new light. I believe

Holidays come and go. Some more than others.Halloween just passed, and I, for one, will be glad to see all those lawn ornaments coming down. You know, that great influx of skeletons and monsters that have littered front yards since the end of June when people started decorating for Halloween five months ahead of time.