Three colorful hot air balloons float over a calm lake at sunset.
15 Oct

First Impressions and bad judgement

Deception
I work on my next novel “Resurrection” every day. My first objective is to tell a good story. My second it to get the spelling, punctuation and grammar right. Somewhere...
A harbor scene with boats docked under a bright sky and wet concrete reflecting sunlight.
28 Oct

Louts, Predators and Daughters

Family
I am a hard case for the homilists of Holy Wisdom, the Benedictine Monastery, Madison, Wisconsin, where I attend mass. I tend to zone out. However, the first reading during last...
Monkodonja, Istria, Croatia
01 Sep

Semur-en-Auxios, France

Deception
Observation tower and portion of medieval Semur-en-Auxios defensive wall. Patrice and I are moving this November (2019) to Semur-en-Auxios., near Dijon, in Burgundy, France. Why? Because we can. We are retired,...
Family holding American flags at a patriotic event.
22 Sep

Honor Flight 2 September 2019

Family
On Labor Day week-end, 2019 I joined 200+ veterans and guardians on the local Honor Flight To Washington, D.C. I went grudgingly... Marcia, my daughter, had long ago signed me...