Books
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Letter From Home: “Ellis Peters And The Treasure Hunt That Begins After Midnight” 10/29/26
Few pleasures are more satisfying than the late-night search for a new book. The house is quiet. The television has long since lost its appeal. I didn’t want to run upstairs to wander the shelves, so I took my Kindle and started perusing the offerings. Earlier this year, a friend gave away a couple of… Continue reading
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Northern Wisconsin Charm, Human Depth: The Story Of Edgar Sawtelle Resonates
David Wroblewski writes The Story of Edgar Sawtelle in a deliberately unhurried style, which made it a perfect fit for this rainy, cloudy weekend. No timelines or must-do-lists. Unless making another pot of coffee is considered a chore. This kind of weekend is exactly the indulgent stretch of time this novel needs to unfurl. The… Continue reading
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Bookstore Treasures
President Truman said, “There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not”. Walking into a used bookstore late this afternoon, James and I were greeted by an employee before we drifted down separate aisles, being called by the spines. There are many times on such a journey when I am seeking… Continue reading
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August 9 And The Long Shadow of Richard Nixon
Every year when August 9 rolls around, I find my memory back in the living room of my childhood home in Hancock, Wisconsin, twelve years old, legs crossed on the carpet, watching a president resign. The sun was out, and its beams were falling across the carpet through the south windows, with green drapes hanging.… Continue reading
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“The Lost Founder” By Jesse Wegman, A Forgotten Mind Behind Our Democracy
Each year, I select a book for the Fourth of July period that places me into the era of our nation’s founding. It was very easy to make the selection this year, as we received a free copy of Jesse Wegman’s The Lost Founder about the life and times of Founding Father James Wilson. Celadon… Continue reading
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History Lesson On A Bike Outing In Madison
With July 4th thoughts still abounding…. George Washington reached out to John Rutledge, the South Carolinian, for a second time to be on the Supreme Court. The first time, the man who had signed the Constitution immediately resigned because he thought he should be the chief justice. Later, Washington places Rutledge on the Court as… Continue reading
