Last weekend I participated in the annual Men’s Retreat at Franciscan Retreat House in Prior Lake MN. It was, as always, stimulating. Other than the general framework, I simply attend and participate, with the certainty born of experience that there will be insights gathered from the conferences and conversations and reflection time. This years Retreat […]
A sign at Cardiac Rehab at Woodwinds Hospital reminded us this week that today begins Heart month. I asked for a good link, and the recommendation was this one. There are many other potential sources of information. This topic is, shall I say, rather close to my heart. I have an informal update maintained at […]
PRE-NOTE: I have struggled a bit about where I, personally, fit into being part of the solution in the current mess that is the United States…and it is a mess. It is so much easier to be a part of the problem: to lament and to blame. The thoughts which follow, which took root a […]
Last week our friend Kathy passed along a recommendation to see the Oscar-nominated film “Green Book”. Yesterday we took the bait; it is a real winner. See it if you can, if not in a theater, at home. I’ve linked my google page on the topic so you can discover anything you want to know […]
Today is the 1st day of the 7th week following my heart surgery Dec. 4. I’m told that most likely the body healing is near accomplished, but don’t rush anything. Today I began a program of Heart therapy which will go on for some weeks. I’ve started to drive solo again! Think of being 16 again! […]
Last night I decided to watch, in total, the positioning of Donald Trump, and the responses from Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Chuck Schumer. I did watch every minute of the presentations. * A few hours later came Just Above Sunset, which summarizes points of view from the pundit class about pertinent issues of the […]
Yesterday I spent a bit more time than usual, watching the changing of the guard in the U.S. House of Representatives. Yesterday was women’s day on capitol hill and, as House Speaker designate Nancy Pelosi noted, it will be during this Congress – the 116th – that the Centennial of Women’s Suffrage in the United States […]
UPDATE April 4, 2019 Today is four months post-surgery. Within the last few days, Mick Jagger announced he’d be having valve replacement as I had. He thinks he’ll be hopping around by summer. I wish him well. It takes time. Each day I feel more “normal” but there’s still much room for improvement. The first […]
Previous related posts at Nov. 29 and Dec. 22. Also note Caring Bridge. Today is daughter Lauri’s birthday (lower right in photo). She says today is the 23rd anniversary of her 23rd birthday. We all have our strategies…. I suppose there are better birthdates to have than Dec 28…if your interest is presents. Christmas is […]
Previous, on topic: “Aging Infrastructure”, here. Summation post at this space on or about Dec. 28, 2018, “Infrastructure”. I write in person from my usual home office space in Woodbury. Yesterday afternoon Cathy and my daughter Lauri brought me home from the Rehab hospital of the Fairview Hospital system. It was the 17th day after […]