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Cleaning Lakes - and Making Fuel
I've written before about our city's decades-long interest in innovation, particularly with regard to wastewater solutions. Here's...
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Learning Styles - A Waste of Time, Money, and Worry?
When our kids were in school, individual learning styles were becoming a big thing. They were each given a test that supposedly...
Though This Be Madness, There Might Be Method In It
You heard it here first. President Vladimir Putin of Russia has always seemed dangerous, and somewhat demented, to Western eyes, and...
Memorial Day 2022
In church yesterday, as in many places across the land, veterans in our congregation were asked to stand and be honored. I'm fine...
Answered Pandemic Prayer
My constant prayer during Pandemic-tide has been that we would learn to think outside our traditional, largely unquestioned, boxes of...
It May Not Be Saint Francis, but It's Good
The Internet often attributes this to St. Francis of Assisi, but the odds are it's a misattribution. Whoever said it, I like it....
Don't Abandon Academia
Everybody in our family goes to college. That was true for us, our parents, some of our grandparents, even a few...
On Corporate Philanthropy
We're suffering from an epidemic of corporate philanthropy. Businesses, especially large corporations, are bragging loud and long...
Because the Science Is Different in Europe
Ever since my daughter gave birth to her first child in Switzerland, I have been amazed and amused at how different "this is the way it...
Gibson's Donuts and Oberlin College
My brother graduated from Oberlin College, which automatically gave it a place in my heart—well, that and the amazing Gibson's...
For John Rutter Fans (and a Few Others)
I'm not with my choir at the moment but that doesn't mean I'm not thinking of them. Here's a treat for all singers of John...
Freedom Convoy 2022 Tribute
Amongst the devastating consequences of the Russo-Ukranian War is the disappearance from public eye of the power grab by Canada's Prime...
Coercion vs Courtesy
What does extended coercion do to common sense and courtesy? I think about our drug laws. While I understand the reasoning of...
Rhubarb Tart
Here's another Gordon Ramsay video , especially for our grandson the aspiring dessert chef, whose other grandparents have a plentiful...
Return to Europe - Our COVID Experience
I think I will tell the story of our recent trip to Europe in topical segments rather than strictly chronologically. The COVID pandemic,...
The Virus and the Vaccine, Redux
The Virus and the Vaccine is a cautionary tale about the hasty development and widespread, rapid distribution of a vaccine...
What Chefs Mean When They Say "Just a Touch"
Having finally discovered how to embed a piece of a YouTube video, I can't resist showing a few seconds of chef Gordon Ramsay...
The Taste of Home
When I was very young, my mother used to make apricot-pineapple conserve. I have the recipe; it's simple, just dried apricots, crushed...
The Fun of Being Rich
Brandon Sanderson, in addition to taking obvious pleasure in his work, appears to have discovered why it's so much fun to be rich. I...
To Each His Paranoia
After some pondering, I think I now understand better why some people go overboard when it comes to wearing masks. Let me clarify one...
Resist the Hatred
The first step in taking control of a nation is the simplest. You find someone to hate. ... You will find that hate can unify...
How Did This Guy Look Into My Brain?
How does this guy know what's going on in my brain? Maybe it's Google's fault. It was years ago that I learned to understand the way...
Chicago, Part 4 - Reunion and Return
( Part 1 ) ( Part 2 ) ( Part 3 ) Faith's new flight arrangements required us to get to the airport earlier than planned, so church...
Chicago, Part 3 - Art and Music
( Part 1 ) ( Part 2 ) For breakfast, we once again opted for convenience: the Corner Bakery Café , right next to the Palmer...
John Rutter's A Ukrainian Prayer
We interrupt the story of our trip to Chicago to bring you something as beautiful as it is heartbreaking. S. D. Smith, author of the...