Russian roulette is a potentially lethal game of chance in which a player places a single round in a revolver, spins the cylinder, places the muzzle against the head or body, and pulls the trigger. If the loaded chamber aligns with the barrel, the weapon will fire, killing or severely Read more
My first few months on the job in Pennsylvania culminated in a restructuring where I once again had to take down headcount. Like having to do health and safety for 18 months during a pandemic, this was not something I was anxious to do. Never a good thing in the Read more
Today, I went into a church for the first time in 18 months. The last time I was in a church to worship was when I attended a service in Berkeley with the Bishop of California. I don’t remember the specific celebration, but it was after Ash Wednesday and there Read more
I don’t remember when we first started coming to Duluth and regions northward towards Grand Marais in Minnesota. When I think back, I have a photo from a trip with my mom in 1987. I don’t remember why we went up, or what we did while there, but the photo Read more
When did I become a threat to others? Why would someone want so desperately to take me down – from a character perspective? I know that it’s more about their own insecurity than about me personally, but it still causes me pause. Is their own life so miserable that their Read more
Here we are, a point no one ever expected one year ago when all of this started. So much has happened over the past year, while so much hasn’t happened as I spent twelve months effectively home full-time. A twelve-month period where many of us learned about the fragility of Read more
God grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change; The courage to change the things I can; And the wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, Read more
Watching Hallmark Christmas movies this year on my fancy new smart TV got me thinking. There was a time when I thought that I wanted the big house with the white picket fence and the fancy décor (which is expanded exponentially during Christmas). But, it passed, as all things do, Read more
November Comes – Elizabeth Coatsworth November comes and November goes, With the last red berries And the first white snows. With night coming early, And dawn coming late, And ice in the bucket And frost by the gate. The fires burn And the kettles sigh, And earth sinks to rest Read more
So much has happened this month, and I could write on multiple topics. Given we’re still in the midst of a pandemic, I’m actually surprised how much happened over the past month since I came back from Minnesota. While I struggled to reinvigorate my running due to the on-going fires Read more