I had a nice visit with Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls a week or so ago. I’ve asked for a reworking of her song lyrics “Nomads, Indians and Saints."

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It’s the Chicago O’Hare Airport, and I’m looking at my Bwaan Okosomin, or, maybe we should just call it Lakota Squash. My friend Marty Curry grew it up on our family land in the Little Traverse band akiing of Northern Michigan. Why, you might ask, am I traveling with a foot high Lakota Squash plant? Read more...

It’s just over a month now since our home burned. How does one quantify the experience?  I find myself a bit confused, lacking a sense of direction at times. I get lost in small towns.  That I didn’t really expect, but I am hoping, that I will get over it soon - it’s as if I’ve lost my center. I have, in the meantime, asked a lot of people, very simple directions, as to be expected, we’ve created new friendships and relationships.  And, I have developed a deeper appreciation for refugee families. Read more...