Four Eyes

I'm myopic, and have been since I was young. It's a fancy word for being nearsighted. I can still read without needing eyeglasses, but I need the specs for driving, sports, and for figuring out who's coming towards me down a long hallway. Kids call other kids who need glasses "Four Eyes!" This week, I … Continue reading Four Eyes

What to do NOW (Chapter 3: Dreams ‘R’ Us)

For those of you who have concluded that the current economy requires nothing more of you than survival tactics in the next three weeks, to close the year as best you can, without regard for the future much beyond 12/31/08, you can stop reading this right now, and get back to work. No sense wasting … Continue reading What to do NOW (Chapter 3: Dreams ‘R’ Us)

Things to do NOW. (Chapter One)

I have a friend in the Chicago area named Al Johnson. Al’s an Episcopal priest about my age who’s built a dynamic and growing congregation--a committed Christian community--at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Barrington, Illinois. Al is destined to be a bishop soon because he is a real leader who believes.  He also shoots a … Continue reading Things to do NOW. (Chapter One)