Homelessness in La Crosse

On my first bike ride since recovering from COVID I discovered that a new tent city had popped up along the main bike trail in the La Crosse River Marsh. There have long been homeless people living in the marsh, but until recently their encampments were tucked back in...

Thanks to COVID?

I am writing this blog on the first day following my self-imposed COVID quarantine. I tested negative yesterday, and today I went on a short bike ride. I feel about 70% recovered. I am still weak, and I still sleep upwards of 12 hours a day, but my brain is not foggy...

A Knock at the Door

I avoid politics in my blogs. My left-of-center views sometimes find their way into my writing, but I’ve never made a politician or a political issue the main topic in any of my postings. That is until this week. Today I will deviate from my no-politics policy,...

For the Birds

I am now five days into what I thought would be a one day project. If it was just a matter of the time needed to complete all of the work, I might have finished everything in a day, maybe a day and a half. But because it is an undertaking that requires full...
Steven Simpson