Educational opportunities come in many shapes, sizes
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High school classes have adjourned for the summer, but I recently returned from classes at the University of Wisconsin-Madison through the Institute for Organization Management. Learning and taking …
Retreat reflections
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A highly respected gentleman friend told me about the silent retreat he goes on every year. Currently in his mid-80s, he just returned from his 29th annual; he has looked forward to it since he began …
My father, the drifter
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Being a kid in the 1990s taught me one thing: There are questionable father figures coming into our homes every week in sitcom form.
Through these fictional dads, I learned the real world …
A blue star balloon
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The whole thing started with a day that had gone surprisingly well. I even include the part where my wife and I had to pack our trio of sons, who are 4 years and under, into a car for a three-hour …
