Category Archives: Journal

Sharing more about me, less about (almost) everything else

My Dad, His Friends, and Free Roller Coaster Rides

Maybe the amusement park ride operator had a heart of gold. But the free rides ended for my father when his mother found out. Continue reading

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Art in Context

Something G. K. Chesterton jotted between the lines of a book, a bogeyman of yesteryear, and how the Eighth Commandment relates to media and art. Continue reading

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Blizzard Warning and Sunday Routines

A blizzard warning, Sunday routines, and being Catholic: practicing our faith and common sense, here in central Minnesota. Continue reading

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Bonding With My Dad: Our Way

Good memories from my childhood, involving an overstuffed arm chair, a desk, books, and time with my dad. Plus hearing a homily inside a stuck elevator. Continue reading

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My Mother’s Piano

The piano sat in the southwest corner of the living room at 818, where I grew up. Pianos do not last forever, so now the family is deciding what we do with the old musical instrument. Continue reading

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