Category Archives: Journal

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

Lock Repair and Unchanging Principles

Posted on September 19, 2026 by Brian H. Gill

This week I remembered the time I helped fix a lock. That got me thinking about natural law and free will, among other things. A Lock, a Broken Key, and Frustration I spent two decades of my life working for … Continue reading →

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Kinfolk, Neighbors, and Living in America

Posted on September 12, 2026 by Brian H. Gill

Change happens, which isn’t a new idea. At all. “Everything changes and nothing stands still”(“πάντα χωρεῖ καὶ οὐδὲν μένει”, quoted by Plato in “Cratylus” (ca. 360 B.C.))(Heraclitus, Wikiquote) This week I’ll be talking about — mentioning, actually — some of … Continue reading →

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Words and Actions Matter

Posted on September 5, 2026 by Brian H. Gill

In the years leading up to World War II, my father was just another Irish kid in Rockford schools. Then an English teacher asked him about his plans. Continue reading →

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Ducks

Posted on August 22, 2026 by Brian H. Gill

My encounter with a savvy mother duck and her ducklings. Also an unrelated sunset photo. Continue reading →

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Voting, Voter Resources, Faith, and Me

Posted on August 15, 2026 by Brian H. Gill

It was a bit past one when I voted in Minnesota’s primaries this Tuesday. Two of the three election judges were checking off other voters when I got there. Verifying that I was a registered voter went smoothly. I gave … Continue reading →

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