The Value of Conflict

This morning I had some business at the county courthouse where I’ve mediated small claims cases for the last 12 years.  This year I am due to reconfirm my commitment to ongoing education in [...]

Peeping Dragons

There were a lot of very scary things early on in the life of my office administrator and cockapoo, George.  In fact, pretty much everything was scary.  I realized that unless we confronted these [...]

The Man with the Gun

Well, it’s happened again.  It’s Monday (or Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday), and you have to go to work.  And there he is again, sitting on the end of your bed—with the gun.  Some days [...]

Weak in the Knees

There are only two people on this planet now who make me go weak in the knees in abject admiration when in their presence:  Nikki Giovanni and Norm Kerth.  They, in many ways, are not alike.  [...]

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