by svsauthor | May 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Many who are living through the pandemic in relative comfort feel guilty about their gripes over the crisis. The big one for me was Clare being called home from her New Zealand study abroad program. She was crushed, having had the best experience in her life pulled...
by svsauthor | May 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
When I was in graduate school, I occasionally volunteered as an assistant leader for Wilderness Inquiry. Wilderness Inquiry is an organization that specializes in inclusive wilderness trips. People with and without disabilities canoe and raft together. Most trips are...
by svsauthor | Apr 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Last week Tom and Jack, two of my Canada fishing trip buddies, called me to go fishing on the Mississippi. My family is taking social distancing seriously, so I told them I could not climb into a small boat with them. However, the blue gills should be hitting at Black...
by svsauthor | Apr 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
Yves is Manyu’s French brother-in-law. He is married to Manyu’s younger sister, Niensheng. They live in Thailand. The last time we visited, Yves took the two of us hiking in the country’s Khao Yai National Park. There were four hikers total – me, Yves, Manyu,...
by svsauthor | Apr 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
When Manyu asked how much money we should give the Salvation Army and the local food pantry during the pandemic, I thought about temporarily shifting funds by not renewing my memberships to environmental organizations. Disregard for a moment the right thing to do...
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