And Facts Don’t Matter I’ve often believed that we are misled by political labels, and I’ve struggled to understand and articulate this […]

I read this sentence in a local paper, and I had to re-read it several times to understand what a township board […]

Environmentally Prudent? A vibrant ecosystem thrives along the coastline of the Great Lakes, below and above the waterline. More of this ecosystem […]

In The Oxymoron of Fast Food and Phone Jacks (or was it Phast Phood and Fone Jacks), I alluded to multitasking, and […]

And Acoustic Shadows As I walked the dogs late Wednesday night, I heard explosions. The sounds were continuous, coming from the southeast. […]

I had several reasons for creating the Café several months ago. Mostly, I wanted to discipline myself to write, and write regularly. […]

Oxymoron is one of my favorite words. We usually think of an oxymoron as a phrase, like ”army intelligence: or ”double solitaire”. […]

Or Oxyori? Oxymoron is one of my favorite words. It’s almost like onomatopoeia, since the word suggests its meaning. But we usually […]

At a yard sale? If you happen to drive on U.S. 31, between Traverse City and Charlevoix, Michigan, you may notice a […]

I saw a hummingbird yesterday hovering around a wildflower. He was so small, I thought he was an insect at first. Then […]