Sep 21, 2014 | Blog
“When we start at the center of ourselves, we discover something worthwhile extending toward the periphery of the circle. We find again some joy in the now, some peace in the here, some love in the me and thee which go to make up the kingdom of heaven on...Sep 21, 2014 | Blog
Haines moose hunting is 90% watching, waiting, luck and thinking about stuff you don’t usually have time for– and 10% everything else, like the shooting part– so you don’t have to worry about wearing orange when you walk in the woods. Hunters...Sep 16, 2014 | Blog
I had a note yesterday from our neighborhood basketball star, former UAA standout Kyle Fossman, who asked if there was anything happening in Haines besides the annual moose hunt (it opened yesterday and will last about three weeks), then he said he has just signed...Sep 16, 2014 | Blog
I keep catching myself saying, “I just want my normal life back.” Then, I imagine that I can wake up and workout, have a nice breakfast with Chip, chat with you all a minute, then walk the dog, make my third and final cup of coffee for the day, get to...Sep 14, 2014 | Blog
“I could recite parts of the Baltimore Catechism in my sleep. Do I believe those words? I don’t know. What I do believe are those guidelines that do not vary from faith to faith, that are as true of Judaism or Methodism as they are of Catholicism: that...Sep 11, 2014 | Blog
It’s Chip’s 58th birthday today, and of course it’s hard not to recall the day when his birthday became one of those benchmarks of history. It was sunny then, a beautiful morning, and we were getting to ride our bikes when he turned on the news and...
