Writing

Posts & reflections.
Since 2005.

Harvest of Memory

My great grandmother, May, could feel the weather. My great grandfather, Steve, could read the clouds. I can feel a thousand things but their depth…

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Photo Bug

I believe that life is an adventure.

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The Minnesota Great-Together

My oldest daughter, Grace, hoarded spare change for the last year. I would find her squirreling away money, gathering it in her tiny fists and…

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Thirty Something

Today I turn thirty.

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A State Fair [of] Mind

My daughter is a wonder.

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An Imperfect Peace

I have learned to live with loss; I suppose we all do at some point in our lives. Today marks six years since my brother Chris passed away.

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My Nineteen Month Old Daughter is Vulgar

As parents we fill many roles: jester, counselor, disciplinarian, teacher, student. I know children mirror what they see and hear, however, this one…

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The Things We Carry

We accumulate things -- it seems to be a secondary vocation for Americans. I am guilty of retaining things with little purpose, small sentimental…

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I leave you peace; My peace I give you

Christians believe death is a celebration. As a Catholic I know it as a sacrament, and having lost my brother five years ago, as a reality. My wife…

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Sports Illustrated

While waiting at the gate for my flight to Chicago, I happened to witness the most egregious display of hillbilly social ineptitude imaginable. The…

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The Power of FreeBSD

Moshe Bar wrote in BYTE January 2001:

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Truth in advertising

While reading a review during a lull in my TechServices shift, I came across one of the many adverts for VoIP service. This one, however, was special.

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