Oktoberfest fundraiser. Community, family, friends, polka! Late night bike ride home. Dark, pothole, delayed ambulance. More dead than alive. Prepare for the worst. Well, maybe, just maybe, the best case, assisted living. Weeks with no memories. But wife, dear, loving, sweet, beautiful wife. And sons, and now daughter. Mom, sister, family and friends, visits. Laughter… Continue reading To Life, To Love, To Caring, To More
When summers go well, they end up less about specific, urgent to do’s, and more about random thoughts fostering summer explorations, and ultimately new avenues towards social justice. Here are some random thoughts related to digital inclusion coming from notes, papers, books, and conversations hanging out in my office… Digital Inclusion and Equity is part… Continue reading Summer Explorations: Random Thoughts Related to Digital Inclusion
Learning about my history has been part of my life from my youngest remembrances. From the German-speaking church I attended until the 2nd grade, to the regular family gatherings with the Wolske’s, Kublick’s, Henkelman’s, and other blood relatives, to K-12 school homework assignments, my German ancestry has been at the forefront of storytelling and more… Continue reading My History, My Present
Earlier this decade I realized that I needed to [re-]introduce myself to alternative political perspectives on justice if I was to improve my professional and personal goals of collaborating with an increasing diversity of people in order to achieve a more just society. I found James Sterba’s book, Justice: Alternative Political Perspectives a good starting point in that… Continue reading Democracy and Popular Mobilization: Notes from Francis Fukuyama
Would Hitler’s Germany have been any more acceptable had they not had expansionist ambitions? Certainly not! Would it have been any more tolerated by the other nations of the world? Probably so. As Trump unmasks the fear and willingness to react violently and with hate, as we live into a representation of 1930’s Germany, albeit… Continue reading Trump and the Need for Just Peace
