Author Archives: walkbal1372

Today is the Fourth of July; a national holiday celebrated with parades, picnics, family, friends and fireworks.  More specifically, today is our Independence Day.  The day the refugees from a tyrannical king crossed the ocean in the hopes of finding one nation, united under God, where all men were created equal.  Sound familiar?  As aContinue reading “One Nation”

There is a saying…something about when good people do nothing….that I haven’t been able to shake since watching three of the January 6th Committee hearings the past couple of weeks.  That’s usually the sign that I need to get my thoughts out by writing about it. Those of a certain political party will almost assuredlyContinue reading “When You Say Nothing At All”

I’m one of “them”- the thousands of people who post on social media and then stew over responses. Years ago, when I resisted entering the social media fray, I scoffed at those people who lived and died based on how many likes or clicks or retweets they received. Now, I am one of them. ItContinue reading “The Lure Of Social Media”

If you have read other posts on this website you will have seen my attempts to write about serious topics in an uplifting manner, at least until recently. The school shooting in Ulvalde , Texas seems to have changed that for me. I am heartbroken for the families; angry at the misuse of guns; andContinue reading “Life Is A Risk”

It happened again.  Another shooting.  More lives lost.  More outrage.  And nothing will change. Even as I write these words I can’t help but wonder what is wrong with the United States of America that we can’t see something has to be done.  Gun control?  Mental health services? What is the answer?  While the initialContinue reading “What Is The Solution?”

This weekend I went to a funeral. When my alarm clock went off at what for me was an ungodly hour on a Saturday morning, I wanted nothing more than to snuggle deeper into the mound of blankets and spend my Saturday with a steaming cup of coffee, reading the paper with no deadlines orContinue reading “A Life Lesson”

Today is Police Officer Memorial Day in Minnesota. Twenty years or more ago, this day had special meaning for a lot of people. Then the misconduct of Officers across the nation came to light and for many Americans, the phrase “Police Officer” took on an entirely different connotation. I have been extremely fortunate to knowContinue reading “Good and Bad People”

Right off the bat I’m going to admit that this is definitely not going to be some high brow intellectual article about women. If that’s what you were hoping for then you’ll need to set your standards a bit lower my friends! It’s been a really tough and long week; I mean really long, andContinue reading “The Measure Of A Woman”

Tomorrow will be the last day for one of our longer-term employees. Each time someone leaves, through retirement or just moving on to other opportunities, I can’t help but wonder what they must be feeling. Submitting the resignation notice must be exciting, but as the days go by between their resignation and their last day,Continue reading “Our Legacy Through Work”

Ask any author what is the single most difficult part of the job and you’ll get a dozen different answers. What most will agree, however, is that getting people to buy your book can be frustrating as heck. You’ve spent months, or in some cases even years, hammering out your masterpiece and somehow landed aContinue reading “Did I Mention It’s Free?”