“I used to play lacrosse”, the 10 year-old boy told me as we walked across the main campus at Mishawaka. “It just got to be too much,” he went on. “Practice was at night, and I had soccer practice after school, so I never had any time. I liked it... read more
This time of year we are encouraged to notice what others need. Some are even so kind as to produce a list for us, as my grown children still do! Other notices come to us in an unceasing stream of ads, making us aware of something we didn’t even notice... read more
For the past 10 years or so, kids have described their time at Camp Misahwaka as the “place they find their best selves”- or offered some version of this. This is new-ish. Alumni from decades ago talked about the skills they acquired, the adventures they undertook, and often, the hijinks... read more
It probably took me way too long to fully understand “depreciation” in the accounting sense of the word. It shouldn’t have, now that I think about it. What’s so confusing about a hard asset losing value from wear, tear, age or obsolescence? And then there is the whole idea of... read more
Elton John’s “Rocket Man” came on the other day, and I found myself singing along - to myself. When it got to the part about Rocket Man “ burnin’ out his fuse up here alone,” I replaced “fuse” with “shoes” as has been my default since 1978 when my Mishawaka... read more