Month: October 2019

When our oldest daughter was in third grade and her teacher knew her dad was a scientist, she asked Maggie to find out from him what the definition of matter was and report back to the class. That night after dinner with pencil and paper in hand she posed the question. Mark lived for this … Read more

Dance, then, wherever you may be, I am the Lord of the dance, said he, and I’ll lead you all, wherever you may be, and I’ll lead you all in the dance, said he. For as long as Mark and I were together, dancing was a part of our lives. Neither of us were very … Read more

For all of my life, I have been directionally challenged. When I was a kid, my dad would take me on the front porch and turn my shoulders this way and that to point out north, south, east, and west. When he was finished he’d turn my shoulders again and say, “Okay, which way are … Read more