Dinner with a rock star

Larisa and I were on vacation last week with our best friends. I hadn’t planned to write about it — 10 people...

Angelkeep Journal: What’s white, and white, and white all over?

It’s still early February so your answer to today’s Angelkeep question probably is “snow.” Good answer, but not the correct one if...

Putting off until tomorrow what I should have done today

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. That proverb has long been a part of our...

Angelkeep Journals: Awaiting the Hobomok Skipper

Groundhog-speak should have been the topic of today’s Angelkeep Journals’ enlightenment. After all, tomorrow, February 2nd, is the day all winter-loathers anticipate...

Angelkeep Journals: The season of white-on-neutral

Today’s the 25th. ‘Tis the month after Christmas and all through the house, not a creature is stirring, not even my spouse....

Aiming for a little less screen time in 2024

The white Christmas that many of us hoped for in northeast Indiana arrived a few weeks too late and has certainly caused...

The modern ways of the media. But…

This is a rant about paywalls. You are reading it behind a paywall. But. Some paywalls are necessary. Some...

Vacationing with Donald Trump

Larisa and I have been preparing for a much-needed vacation. I’ve been staring at a pretty hectic work schedule leading up to...

Angelkeep Journals: Locust Borer: Yay or nay?

Last week’s Angelkeep Journals column highlighted ash trees that had suffered now for years and lost or were losing the battle against...

Three memorable days in the southwest with an unfortunate ending

Less than two weeks ago we were feeling chilly as we quickly walked across campus so that we would arrive to the...