Here’s a story about me and Tim I’m not sure I should tell. A friend of ours’ father had died, and Tim and I – along with Chris and John, if memory serves correctly – were heading to the funeral to pay our respects. On the walk to the service, one of us suggested we stop at Walgreens to get… View Post

Please note Corby’s relationship to our backyard fence. Yes, she’s on the outside of it. This moment was brought to us by our next door neighbor, who texted me the photo while I was at EMU at Harper’s swim meet, and Jesse was running the Dexter/Ann Arbor half-marathon. Hadley was sound asleep. What’s truly impressive, after I get over the… View Post

“Tho’ much is taken, much abides; and tho’We are not now that strength which in old daysMoved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;One equal temper of heroic hearts,Made weak by time and fate, but strong in willTo strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield” Excerpt of “Ulysses” by Alfred Lord Tennyson My favorite commercial goes… View Post

Lord, don’t be mad at me or anything – I need to tell you something but don’t go all Job on me and be like, “You think you have problems? I’ll give you a problem.” It’s just that I am exhausted. David tells you his whole being is shaken with terror and I’m not scared, but I’ve been shaken and… View Post

Taking breaks on Concordia’s campus is a delight these days when the sun shines and the campus is quiet. Getting ready to teach my Critique Course. We are reading Mary Karr’s Lit for our common text. It’s been about a decade since I’ve read it, and I’m so glad I made some comments in the margins back in 2012. It… View Post