“Wait, that’s a real house?” a student inquired of me yesterday as we were studying the Wannsee Conference of 1942. “Yes,” I told her. “I’ve been there. And the next […]

In keeping with the spirit of giving thanks this advent season, I want to focus today on sense of humor. Sonja and I either have always had a similar sense […]

Okay, okay, I’ll admit it: I love it when people ask me “How do you do everything?” If I’m being entirely candid, I tend to work my butt off, I’m […]

If you know me, you know I’m not so much a fan of winter. I prefer summertime, the top down on my Jeep, running in the sun, longer days in […]

When Sonja and I had been dating for less than six months, I asked her if I could take her out to eat for her birthday, and she agreed. I […]

The drive out to the ranch is always two things: long and worth it. Yesterday, when meetings ended, I bolted out the door like the building was on fire, hit […]

Sonja and I have a fundamental disagreement about when Christmas occurs. I believe that Christmas is December the 25th. Sonja believes that Christmas runs from mid-October, sometime just before Halloween, […]

I awoke this morning to what looked like a special gift from our dog, Mollie, awaiting me on the floor of our walk-in closet. Upon closer inspection, as I picked […]

Yesterday was such an excellent day that I’m compelled to share the highlights here briefly. After my run, I was told at Bob’s doughnut shop that they simply hadn’t bothered […]