Another Week: Number 114

by | March 2, 2025 • 12:00 am | Another Week

February 24, 2025: Snow melting in Eichelman Park on Kenosha, Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan shoreline. Another Week: Number 114 < Previous Another Week Inch by inch, I’m beginning to understand my new life alone as a design assignment. A clutter of pieces...

Another Week: Number 113

by | February 23, 2025 • 12:00 am | Another Week

February 16, 2025: Male Red-bellied Woodpecker eating sunflower seeds from my bird feeder. Another Week: Number 113 < Previous Another Week Next > My first polar vortex experience was in January of 2014 when we had to drive Amy to her chemo treatments in...

Another Week: Number 112

by | February 16, 2025 • 12:00 am | Another Week

February 14, 2025: Snow falling in my Racine, Wisconsin backyard at 8:35 p.m. Another Week: Number 112 < Previous Another Week Next > When I was a kid, one of the most unsettling feelings was sitting in the back seat of the car when my dad was sloshed and...

Another Week: Number 111

by | February 9, 2025 • 12:00 am | Another Week

February 8, 2025: The Woodman’s Markets store in Kenosha, Wisconsin is open 24 hours. Another Week: Number 111 < Previous Another Week Next > My first apartment was a unit in Camelot Apartments on Kenosha’s north edge back when I was an aspiring...

Another Week: Number 110

by | February 2, 2025 • 12:00 am | Another Week

January 31, 2025: Park bench in a puddle of melting snow at Petrifying Springs Park in Kenosha, Wisconsin Another Week: Number 110 < Previous Another Week Next > Last week brought our three-day cold snap, and this week brought our warmup. In practical terms,...

The meaning of Psalm 109:8 — ‘Let his days be few’

by | January 26, 2025 • 8:44 am | Blog

The meaning of Psalm 109:8 — ‘Let his days be few’ Psalm 109:8 spikes in popularity whenever the United States inaugurates a new president. Citing this obscure Bible verse is an underhanded way for the new president’s opponents to “pray” for his untimely death....

Another Week: Number 109

by | January 26, 2025 • 12:00 am | Another Week

January 25, 2025: Snow Daze Festival in Kenosha, Wisconsin seen from 6th Avenue. Another Week: Number 109 < Previous Another Week Next > Some realities are too grim to look at directly. When my wife Amy was first diagnosed with breast cancer, we both engaged as...

Another Week: Number 108

by | January 19, 2025 • 12:00 am | Another Week

January 17, 2025: Sunlight at dawn shines on a new gymnasium wall during the Mitchell School renovation in Racine, Wisconsin. Another Week: Number 108 < Previous Another Week Next > Single-digit temperatures arrived here this week. On Wednesday morning, my phone...

Another Week: Number 107

by | January 12, 2025 • 12:00 am | Another Week

January 11, 2025: Pierce Woods Park in Racine, Wisconsin. Another Week: Number 107 < Previous Another Week Next > I wore Amy’s Chicago Bears shirt on Sunday. Some Bears fans maintain there are only two games each season that really matter — the ones...

Another Week: Number 106

by | January 5, 2025 • 12:00 am | Another Week

January 3, 2025: Photocopy of child’s handprint Another Week: Number 106 < Previous Another Week Next > Our annual rollercoaster ride tops out in late June, then lazily tips forward and begins rolling downhill, slowly picking up speed. At the bottom is the...