May has always been a relatively hectic month but this year’s may be the topper. The first weekend of the month was my wife’s birthday, the second was Mother’s Day, the third weekend my youngest daughter graduated from high school, the next day we flew out to look at two colleges in Massachusetts and Vermont, […]
|
||||
|
For a number of weeks, I’ve been observing the coverage of a news story in which I was somewhat involved. While I’m proud of the years I spent as a journalist, my view of the profession — already damaged when I left it — wasn’t bolstered by what I saw. I don’t think I’m breaking […] Ann from the Books on the Nightstand blog and podcast tagged me with the “7 Things” meme, in which you are supposed to post seven random things about yourself. Believe it or not, it’s a bit harder than it seems. Anyway, here goes: 1. As much as I love watching hockey, to the best of […] Another Christmas, another posting of my traditional Christmas greeting. Although I call it traditional, my greeting is not traditional in the standard sense of the word. But you gotta realize this is coming from someone whose kids remember John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War is Over)” as being the Christmas song they heard most often at […] Sometimes it’s nice to bask in the light, even if it’s reflected light. That’s just what a weekend trip to visit our oldest daughter at grad school in Missouri felt like. Not only is it a nice campus and city, her unmistakable enjoyment of where she’s at, the friends she’s made and life in […] |
        |
|||
|
Copyright © 2024 A Progressive on the Prairie - All Rights Reserved Powered by WordPress & Atahualpa |
||||