by svsauthor | Mar 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Last Tuesday a nurse practitioner tested me for COVID and flu. She also checked my lungs for pneumonia. In her medical opinion, I have a bad case of something else. I wouldn’t bother mentioning my ailments, except to say that five days in bed does not give me much to...
by svsauthor | Mar 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
I sometimes read literature just beyond my understanding. That is why I pick up Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson at least once a year. I don’t think I’ll ever understand Emerson, but I still appreciate him. The appeal is not the challenge, nor is it a hope that...
by svsauthor | Mar 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Every March people in the La Crosse area (and in several other Wisconsin communities) gather to celebrate Leopold Days. Fans of A Sand County Almanac come together, meet at local nature centers and on various nature trails, to publicly read passages from Aldo...
by svsauthor | Feb 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
From where I sit to do my writing, I see Clare’s piano across the room. Clare did dabble on the keys for five minutes the last time she visited, but otherwise it’s gone unplayed for months. Sitting on the floor alongside the piano are her saxophone and her two...
by svsauthor | Feb 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
One of the reasons Manyu is in Taiwan for an extended stay is to help her mom figure out her living situation. My ninety-year old mother-in-law is healthy for her age, but her home is a third-floor walkup. Soon the stairs will be too much. Manyu has taken her mom to...
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