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It’s hard to avoid noticing, and internally screaming over, the Trump administration’s proposed military budget upgrade to $1.5 trillion annually...
Yes, I’m still trying to write a book. Meanwhile, horrific wars rage and the outrage I feel quietly morphs into helplessness and then, after a...
Perhaps theologian Walter Wink can help us understand Pete Hegseth, America’s self-declared “secretary of war” and spokesman, for God’s sake ....
“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” Let’s listen again to these viral words, as they hover over the planet...
Boys will be boys. Just ask the president. At a gathering of Republicans a few days ago, Donald Trump talked nonchalantly about the recent sinking of...
Hey, want to read a poem with me? Warning: It opens several disturbing doors, the least disturbing of which is the “crazy old coot” part, i.e.,...
“Renee sparkled. She literally sparkled. I mean, she didn’t wear glitter but I swear she had sparkles coming out of her pores. All the time. You...
Can I turn pain into wisdom? I suppose that’s what I’m trying to do right now, as I sit with a notebook on my lap. I’m not feeling optimistic...
I sit here at my desk, looking out the window – and see someone walking through the parking lot. This is the most ordinary of moments. I shrug...
I’m planning to put my house on the market, which means I have to empty it out. No big deal, right? Go through the stuff, get rid of most of it....
Life goes on, right? I’m not as certain about that as I used to be – or maybe I no longer understand the term “goes on.” I’ve been pondering...
Let’s call it the human guessing game. There comes a point in life when we find ourselves playing it whether we want to or not. Hallelujah for a...
I thought I knew myself pretty well, but then this old-age thing hit . . . hard. Both physically and psychologically. I’m still in Appleton,...
Shouts and cheers, honking horns, people banging on drums. Oshkosh! No kings – at least not today. I’m with my sister and great nephew, attending...
Freedom of speech is kind of like eggs nowadays – too expensive! For Columbia University, the cost imposed on it by the Trump administration was...