An Introspective Day
In our three years in Milwaukee, our first years together as a married couple trying to cobble a functional stepfamily together, Jeanne and I set our radio alarm to NPR, which would awaken us every...
View ArticleCelebrating Life
There’s nothing more pitiful than a grown man feeling sorry for himself. But that’s where I found myself not long ago while on sabbatical. My first conscious thought upon awakening was of the email I...
View ArticleUnforgettable
Although not much of an athlete, I’m a big sports fan. Actually, that’s a serious understatement—I’m a rabid sports fan, especially of pro baseball (Boston Red Sox) and college basketball (Providence...
View ArticleAll Creatures Great and Small
On weekday mornings I try to start the day by reading the Psalms appointed for the morning in the daily lectionary. A couple of days ago on Friday morning as I squinted through bleary, sleep-filled...
View ArticleBeing Schroeder
Regular or even occasional readers of this blog know that one of my guilty passions is various personality tests that are available on the Internet. Most recently I have found out that if I was a...
View ArticleThe Peaceable Kingdom
Bleary-eyed at the 8;00 service yesterday morning, I noticed that a reproduction of the above familiar yet peculiar painting was propped up on a stand at the base of the reader’s lectern. Shortly...
View ArticleThe Easter Mouse
At the end of last year, just in time for the holiday season, a new book by Sarah Palin was published. Entitled Good Tidings and Great Joy, with the subtitle A Happy Holiday IS a Merry Christmas, the...
View ArticleThe Little Red-Haired Girl
Today is my lovely Jeanne’s birthday–please join me in celebrating my favorite person’s natal day! This essay was first posted on our twenty-fifth anniversary last July. A staple of my early years was...
View ArticleMarried to Beethoven
This coming Sunday my on-and-off opportunities to play the organ at the Episcopal church Jeanne and I attend will come to what appears to be an end. A new music minister has been hired, and the...
View ArticleSpare Parts
Yesterday was Saint Francis Sunday, a celebration that rivals Easter and Christmas at the Episcopal church I attend. This is because our rector and my close friend, Marsue, is an animal fanatic and...
View ArticleSlightly Improved
I have no idea why or how Miss Katrina Munn, a graduate of Julliard School of Music with a degree in organ performance, came to spend most of her adult life teaching piano to kids in central, rural...
View ArticleWe Are More Than We Are
Although it often caused trouble and brought me grief during my primary and secondary education years, I have never tried very hard to hide my serious geekiness. Accordingly, I start today’s blog post...
View ArticleA Practicing Atheist
A couple of weeks ago, a Facebook acquaintance posted the following: When I say I’m an atheist, what I’m saying is that my personal journey of education and introspection has brought me to that...
View ArticleThe Easter Mouse
A couple of years ago, just in time for the Christmas holiday season, a new book by Sarah Palin was published. Entitled Good Tidings and Great Joy, with the subtitle A Happy Holiday IS a Merry...
View ArticleAn Introspective Day
In our three years in Milwaukee, our first years together as a married couple trying to cobble a functional stepfamily together, Jeanne and I set our radio alarm to NPR, which would awaken us every...
View ArticleA Crooked Faith
Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made. Immanuel Kant I love many kinds of music, but classical music is my first love. I was classically trained on the piano from age...
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