Argyle Lake State Park, Illinois … There was the requisite morning coffee (full disclosure: coffee for us while camping is instant, which honestly does the job admirably). There were eggs and bacon. And unlike many mornings on these north-south treks, we had no need to immediately pack up for another day on the road, since […]
Yearly Archives: 2025
Life on the Mississippi
Fri, 4 Jul 2025, 11:30 AM (-06:00)
Traveling from Pomme de Terre State Park in Missouri to Argyle Lake State Park in Illinois … 1. En route to Illinois, we chose a “scenic route” along the western shore of the Mississippi River. There were green dots along the road in our (yes) paper atlas. The narrow road twisted and turned. It passed […]
Fruiting Body
Fri, 4 Jul 2025, 10:53 AM (-06:00)
In Michigan. On the hill. By the lake. In front of the cottage. The size of two softballs. Emerging from the ground where another fruiting body stood last year. What a “great” way to celebrate the fourth of July!
Tyler State Park
Fri, 4 Jul 2025, 09:46 AM (-06:00)
At Tyler State Park in North Texas on the first overnight on our northward trek. … Ants and Bee I was sitting in a folding camp chair. On the ground in the dappled sun nearby, there was a flash of some sort. A fly or maybe a solitary bee was flopping in the dirt. Wait… […]
Abraham’s Smirky Smile
Sat, 26 Apr 2025, 06:12 PM (-06:00)
1. Precalculus Abraham came to class every day, always on time. He paid close attention from his seat at the back of the room. He took notes. He wasn’t afraid to ask questions. He did the practice problems and meticulously showed his work. Still, his test scores were mediocre. He was putting in a huge […]
Attendant Contagion
Thu, 17 Apr 2025, 08:46 PM (-06:00)
There is perhaps good news in this unambiguous appeals court rejection of the White House. Written by seasoned conservative judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, each sentence burns with quote-worthy language suggesting that we ought not abandon hope, that the judicial branch might yet say no, recent tentative facilitating wishy-washy-ness from the Supreme Court notwithstanding. I reveled […]