PinnedRiver of LifeIt is a question of age. I look old, but I do not feel old. I still want to look for new possibilities, but time is running out. The biological clock is now at 8:00 pm. The end of life is coming quicker than we could possibly think. In time…Christianity4 min readChristianity4 min read
PinnedHelp! I’ve Been Scammed!Earlier this summer I opened myself up to become a victim of two of the newest types of scams. This is not something that I should have let happens, but they did. …Law Enforcement2 min readLaw Enforcement2 min read
PinnedLetting the World See My VisionPhotography is a very big passion with me. I want to capture the world as I see it. I want very much for the world to see the purity of what I see. I may be putting together some time a collection of images that lead people off into the…Travel2 min readTravel2 min read
PinnedThe CallWhile growing up Lutheran, I always knew that when congregations needed a new pastor, they issued a call. Teachers in Lutheran schools are issued a call as well as other lay professional church workers. But we all get calls. When Jim Caviezel was being considered to play Jesus in The…Faith And Life3 min readFaith And Life3 min read
PinnedHow Do We Value Human Life?Recently on NPR’s “ All Things Considered” I heard a report on how the Government determines the value of human life. https://www.npr.org/2020/04/23/843310123/how-government-agencies-determine-the-dollar-value-of-human-life This made me think. We are caught up in a crisis; a pandemic of epic proportions and our President and many governors are weighing the numbers to determine…Life Lessons2 min readLife Lessons2 min read
Aug 15Bicycles Built In America?A while back I had written another blog on entrepreneurship and I cited Richard Burk and Bevil Hogg as the two co-founders of Trek Bicycles for starting to build frames for touring bikes at Waterloo in Wisconsin. I later owned a Trek 920 mountain bike built at that facility. One…Made In America2 min readMade In America2 min read
Jul 10Life’s Journey Begins in High SchoolI was thinking of this photo the other day after road construction on Wausau’s Bridge Street caused me to take my Trek Domane past Wausau West HIgh School. When this photo was taken, me, Denise Madigan, Alice de Jong, and Linda Lewis were serving terms as officers of the Wausau…Change3 min readChange3 min read
Mar 22, 2022Don’t Blame The GunToday officers of the Everest Metro Police Department held a memorial service in remembrance for Detective Jason Weiland and four others who were shot dead in a killing spree in three south area communities near Wausau, Wisconsin 5 years ago. Nengmy Vang, who I did work with, at Kolbe Windows…Gun Violence2 min readGun Violence2 min read
Feb 1, 2022Rib Mountain, Elijah, and the Stillness of the Voice of GodIn my life, I try to visualize how the prophet Elijah might have met with God on Mount Horeb. Here in Central Wisconsin, my Mount Horeb is Rib Mountain. I am awed when I hike its trails to realize how much solitude is available in this park on this mountain…Faith And Life3 min readFaith And Life3 min read
Jan 18, 2022China, Hongkong, Human Rights, and FreedomIn listening to All Things Considered this afternoon on my local NPR station, Wisconsin Public Radio, I heard the details on human rights in Hongkong. To take things back a bit to the 1990s, Great Britain opted to sign a treaty with China to give them the territory of Hongkong…Freedom2 min readFreedom2 min read
