

Why I Live Here...
Madison, WI, with its hundreds of miles of bike trails, is my home town. I was born there, I lived there for most of the 80s and I have...


The Dichotomy of Tears
I think that Eve Ensler said it best, I Am An Emotional Creature. I have always worn my emotions on my sleeve and I cry at the drop of a...


No Day Like a Snow Day
Snow day! I'm never quite sure who appreciates them more, the students or the teachers! Perhaps that is difficult to measure. What I...


New Year's Day
New Year's Day is one of my favorite days. When I was younger, staying up late, playing games with family and friends, eating good food,...


Thanksgiving Meal
One day, over thirty years ago, I just decided to stop eating meat and I've never looked back. In the early days, I would enjoy all of a...


Why I bike.
I took a break from writing my blog for the last month and now I am ready to share my thoughts again. I have a mountain of assignments...


To See the World in a Grain of Sand...
So writes William Blake in his poem, Auguries of Innocence. The first stanza reads: To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a...


Different Is Just Different
Today I planned on doing some work at my parents’ earth home near Montello. This morning I left rather quickly and I grabbed the closest...


Driving
I've been doing WAY too much driving lately. I have had quite a few work meetings this summer and I have much that I've been wanting to...


Innies vs. Outies
One of the beautiful aspects of being human is that we continue to learn about ourselves as we age. Life itself is a journey of...

