Category Archives: Commentary

Modern Cooking – American Style

In a previous posting, “Books, Books, and More Books“, I mused that there has never been a better time to be a reader, given what is aggressively marketed from libraries to grocery stores, what is available on the Internet, and … Continue reading

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Wild at Heart

Some years back, a very wise man named John Eldridge wrote a profound little book called Wild at Heart. On one level it’s a deconstruction of our relationships with God, the relationship between sons and fathers, but the part I … Continue reading

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It’s All About Balance

I was lucky enough a few years back to serve as a Circlekeeper in a Restorative Justice for Juveniles program in Wisconsin. It required me to operate Peacemaking Circles as an alternative to prosecution of juvenile offenders in the formal … Continue reading

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On Family Reunions

When I was growing up, all of the immediate family on my father’s side lived in Jamestown or Rochester, so one Sunday each summer we would hold a family reunion somewhere in Chautauqua County or up in Rochester. It was … Continue reading

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Books, Books and More Books

Most of you would guess that I love to read, and you’d be right. For all the disharmony in our major political, economic and religious institutions, and worldwide unrest, we still live in a most exceptional time as far as … Continue reading

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On the Matter of Hats

I have a small new collection of different hats I’ve been wearing lately. But back in the Nineties every time my family and I travelled, and getting a cap was a relatively inexpensive way to get a souvenir of the … Continue reading

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