Vertigo

I have a history of head problems (physical problems, not mental as far as I know), so I worry a bit when I have extended periods of dizziness. Last Tuesday, after nearly of week of imbalance and queasiness, I made an appointment to see a physician assistant. When I...

Got Away With a Mistake

Except for an occasional jab at Trump, I rarely bring up politics in my weekly blogs. Today I am making an exception, although even in this blog, the subject is more about me than about any candidate or political position. Last Tuesday was Wisconsin’s primary...

A Couple of Small Firsts

The summer of ’26 has been an odd one for me. That fact hadn’t hit me until I went fishing yesterday and realized that it was the first time I’d been on the river all year. It is early August, and ordinarily I would have been out a dozen times by now. Part of the...

Two Years and Six

I recently watched the PBS special on Henry David Thoreau. Having already read a biography about the man, as well as most of his autobiographical essays, I did not learn much that I didn’t already know. I did find out, however, that it took Thoreau six years after his...
Steven Simpson