I worry that I am doing it wrong. I worry that if I do it wrong, someone will be upset. I worry that if I do it wrong and someone is upset, then … what. Then things just won’t be right. I could, I suppose, when I worry, be thinking back to the job I […]

We have a crabapple tree in front of our house. Previous owners didn’t take care of it. It was a thick matted mass of branches. After fourteen years, it looks better. We started pruning the tree. We recognized that for an apple tree, not all growth is good growth. Not every branch is a necessary […]

I was walking at the mall with Nancy the other day. I thought about counting messages. I decided that was silly. Malls are about messages: signs and labels and images inviting and demanding my attention. It’s easy to critque the consumerism of a mall, an environment created to provide climate control at the mere cost […]

“Last thing before you go.  These aren’t your friends. Work as hard as you can.” Those were Donald Trump’s last words to the new group of people trying for a job with him. A dozen people who have been affected by the challenges of the economy are competing against each other. Each week, one will […]