October 11 is National Coming Out Day. Here’s my annual set of stories and thoughts and reminders and “I’m here for you.” — The photo that says “today” is outdated. Here’s today:
Monthly Archives: October 2023
16 months
16 months and a few days after I began this diabetes journey… Then: Now:
Evangelicals
In the midst of library renovations in my home office, I found a couple of pieces I’d kept from Anglican Digest, a little quarterly I received by post for many years. Were I writing this, I would gender-neutral the whole thing. God is God. God is I AM. God is not he.
Muny Teens
From The Muny: For the first time, the entire graduating class of our Muny Teens program is pursuing a career in the arts at college and beyond. Meet all 10 of them here! Congratulations, we are so proud of you! Two of these ten are alums of my private studio. Jeffrey Richard Carter students rock. And book!Continue reading “Muny Teens”
Diary: Saturday morning
5:25 AM — wide awake for nature call 6:15 AM — wide awake to stay 7:00 AM — lounge on sofa, NPR on radio, Maisie stretched out on my legs, which are blanketed in the morning chill 8:15 AM — nap over, do the Connections puzzle in the New York Times 8:30 AM — breakfastContinue reading “Diary: Saturday morning”
Library renovation
It started as culling books in my home library to make a place for the thundering emotional support piles of books that are littering — well, eating — the house. Then an ancient (well, 38-year-old) bookshelf decided to collapse. The Great Library Disaster of 2023. [These Pier One shelves from 1985 have lasted a goodContinue reading “Library renovation”
Apple butter
After several years of not making apple butter, I purchased 20 pounds of apples this week. Jonathan’s from Eckert’s are the way to go. The finished product: 4.5 pints of apple butter. The old Missouri recipe I use calls for 9 cups of apple pulp, 5 cups of sugar, a half a cup of whiteContinue reading “Apple butter”
A fundraiser
I’ll be there 11 AM to 2 PM on Thursday and Friday next week. Join me for some shopping??
Glen Bauer
My retired colleague Glen Bauer died a few days ago. https://kutisfuneralhomes.com/bauer-phd-glen-a/ Glen and his husband Tim were incredibly kind to me when I arrived in Saint Louis in 2008. He was a brilliant teacher, and a wise counsel to me and to many others. WebsterToday ran this brief notice last week:
Map of Knowledge
Another book read . . . . This was a sturdy read. I kept consulting the helpful maps provided in the book. And I learned a lot in the process, especially how much we owe to the Muslims of old. My pleasure reading has slowed down as I am writing a new class and spendingContinue reading “Map of Knowledge”
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