Author Archives: Kelsey
Walmart Seems To Care
I was just at Walmart to do our grocery pickup. There was a car next to me by one space, and the lady there stayed in her car while the associate loaded her things into her SUV. The associate was … Continue reading
Novel Coronavirus
This is a surreal thing to say, but we are in lockdown right now. Not we, as in my family. We, as in much of the United States, and many other parts of the world. My wife was on a … Continue reading
On Death
I am far too young to comment knowledgeably on this, but too foolish not to. Death is not the problem to work out. It is something all living things face. Why do we even concern ourselves with it? Life is … Continue reading
Why Our Words Are Important
The words we use for other people are imperative. Once we use words that dehumanize, we dehumanize.
Religion & Politics
When I was a kid, I often heard older folks say, “two things you should never discuss are religion and politics.” Old folks new that people’s differences of opinions would lead to a social fracturing. They knew on a deeper … Continue reading
The New Hobby
Saturday morning. Coffee. I just cleaned out the wood stove, and washed the glass on the door of it with hot water and ash from the fire. Just sipping that coffee and waiting for the few charcoals I left in … Continue reading
Considerations of the Time It Is Now
It has been positively lovely having my wife’s sister with us these last three months. She has been a light in our family, and has worked and earned her keep. Now, obviously, one does not have to earn our hospitality, … Continue reading
A Tuesday in Paradise
Up in the morning, coffee in hand, and a fire going in the wood stove, like I do every morning. The quiet of morning is broken by the arrival of the children on the scene, the cat’s meowing at them, … Continue reading
Joan Fackrell Hansen’s Funeral
At this time of a significant funeral in my life, I am thankful for family. Family are those people who act a lot like me, and are forced in my face at times like this, when we all have to … Continue reading
Joan Hansen, 1934 – 2020
Grandma Joan passed away around 1PM today apparently due to her body rejecting her insulin. I know old people sometimes get to be a real pain in the ass, and grandma, with her high expectations and constant sense of disappointment, … Continue reading