“We come today to the north shore of Lake Huron, near the eastern tip of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Waves lap in a relaxed fashion onto the cobblestone beach just a few feet away.”
All in 2016
Lingering Things
“A core message I choose to wake to daily is that “everything is possible in the morning.” That is, an entire day lies ahead, filled with promises and opportunity.”
Why the U.S. Congress Should Go To NOLS
“Imagine a group of people tasked to accomplish important things, but who do not share much in common. The people in this group tend to take one of two sides when controversy comes up. Common ground is not common.”
On Good Leadership
“When groups of people come together, the need for leadership arises. Unfortunately, many groups do not enjoy good leadership.”
Road Trip!
“During the past year of focusing on writing a book, I had a hiatus from wandering (ok, except for Egypt in December...). It helped me realize just how much I love being at home.”
The Perfect Peach
“Tis the season of the perfect peach, the one you think is ripe but which is still firm enough to the gentle press of the thumb to make you wonder.”
Up North
“We come today to the north shore of Lake Huron, near the eastern tip of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Waves lap in a relaxed fashion onto the cobblestone beach just a few feet away.”
The Contender
“The contender is that person who knows full well that the competition includes others who are more likely to win, but who enters the arena nonetheless.”
Hard News
“The elephant in the room inside my head is the intensity of disappointment that comes with what happened last Thursday…”
Egypt, December 2015
“Of the many places I have visited, Egypt is among the most complex and sometimes overwhelming.”
Redemption at Checkpoint 13
“Checkpoint 13, I swear, borrowed the invisibility cloak from Harry Potter. It had attained mythological status for many people, including me…”
Tulip Time in the Old World: The Keukenhof
“Keukenhof, Holland: the gardens that inspire tourists worldwide to journey to The Netherlands each year in spring.”
“...then suddenly, the pin oak is in”
“I planted the tree when it was merely a sapling, in honor of my daughter’s twelfth birthday, to acknowledge the start of her teen years.”
“The Old College Try”
“Last night, Checkpoint 13 thwarted me—again. It is my second try at the Land Navigation night test in the woods and hillsides surrounding Hall Lake…”
The Day After
“…you come across something you are interested in doing... It doesn’t matter what “it” is. So you sign on… Could be a trip, or college/learning, or something on your Life List… You load up your gear… You set out.”
Green for the Gray
“Being a big believer in listening to those quiet whispers in your soul that serve so well as guides, I found myself driving yesterday to Frederick Meijer Gardens for a bit of Gray Tunnel Relief”
Why Our Times Are Not Simple
“Nowadays my information is instantaneous, thanks to the internet, but there ends the simplicity of knowledge, as I enter the worm-hole of All That Mankind (Thinks It) Knows.”