All of my life, I excelled in academics. I was a straight A student, a National Merit Scholar, and in the top 5% of my high school graduating class. In college, I was a successful member of our debate team, played bass guitar in a...
I ate a donut today. I’m not sure why, but that line has been running through my head all damn day, OCD style. Wash, rinse, repeat. Almost every Sunday, we stop at the local donut shop on the way to church. And, almost every Sunday, I...
I could not bring myself to watch the murder of George Floyd. I am still at a loss for words. I am a white man. I am well-educate and hold two professional licenses. There is no doubt I have benefited from the systemic oppression of...
“We don’t wake up saying ‘I’m going to do the same stupid things I did yesterday, but by the end of the day, we normally do.” --James Hollis, Through the Dark Wood, Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life Originally, I had intended this blog post to be a missive...
