by svsauthor | Aug 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
I sat at my writing table this week and tried to think of one thing I do better at age 71 than I did when I was in my twenties. I came up with nothing. My paddle stroke might be more efficient, but any improvements in technique are offset by the fact that I’ve lost...
by svsauthor | Aug 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
I walked into the public library last Monday, and all of the books on the first floor were gone. In their place were stacks of 2 x 4s and an architect’s rendering of a library renovation. If I read the diagram of the new floor plan correctly, and I think I did, most...
by svsauthor | Aug 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
I understand why people might be indifferent to professional sports. Obsessive fans, cocky athletes, privileged team owners, and government-funded stadiums all combine to create a pastime that a reasonable person might find unappealing. Having said that, I think that...
by svsauthor | Aug 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
Wednesday evening I attended a guided tour of La Crosse’s Myrick Park Arboretum. By most arboretum standards our tree museum is unimpressive, but if a variety of tree species with identification plaques at the base of each tree makes for an arboretum, then the...
by svsauthor | Aug 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
For me, summers in La Crosse should mean fishing from my canoe once a week and biking every other day. So far this year, I have gone fishing twice, and I’ve been on my bike a half dozen times. The infrequency of these favorite outdoor pursuits has nothing to do with...
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