Owasippe
I am just back from a week at Scout camp: three adult leaders, five great boys, and a week in the woods with rifles, horses, shotguns, fire,…
Solitude
I am an introverted person who is pretty good at being social. This leads most people to assume that I like being social. Don’t get me…
It’s Just Like Riding A Bike!
In his TED talk “How the worst moments in our lives make us who we are,” Andrew Solomon says, “Ease makes less of an impression on…
I Look at You, Looking at Me
I look into Your eyes and see The deep blue sea, Sea of love, sea of joy Your peaceful smile Looking at me. When you look…
Swearing Kids and Saggy Pants
Walking in a bad neighborhood can be intimidating, especially as a woman. It is often difficult to find the balance between street smarts and compassion. Does…
Organized Chaos and Community
This is community. I order my coffee, Sit down and look around. Oh, how I see community at work! I look around and all I…
Dodgeball
Recently my ten-year-old grandson won a dodgeball tournament against all ages. A nineteen-year-old man threw the ball my grandson caught. It was not a pity throw.…
After Action Report
We had wiped out 9 times on Globulus. The conversation had started out full of hope and grand expectations of one-shotting this minimal boss that sat…