PinnedMember-onlyBob Dylan at 80I saw Dylan for the first time in 1993 with Santana at the Blockbuster Pavilion in San Bernardino California. My mom wanted me to see one of the greats of her generation. I think an appreciation for all types of music was one of her greatest gifts to me. I…Bob Dylan4 min readBob Dylan4 min read
Mar 21Member-onlyAlbuquerque by MorningI walked in to the Albuquerque airport early a couple of days ago with my wife and told her “I can’t get that song Amarillo by Morning out of my head.” The day before in Santa Fe, we had seen a man on a painted horse leading a pony with…Americana2 min readAmericana2 min read
Feb 5Member-onlyTrekGPT!Bringing TOS back with ChatGPT and Midjourney — A new episode of Star Trek TOS generated by ChatGPT. There is hope we can get the last couple of seasons we were robbed of. Ok, not an episode that Harlan Ellison would be proud of, but the best the M5 can manage: TITLE: The Encounter on Planet X Act…Star Trek4 min readStar Trek4 min read
Feb 2Community/Scientist Co-Creation of a Testable Genetics Research QuestionSpecial Interest Group | Meeting 4 — During meeting four the Special Interest Group talked through ways to move from co-learning about genetics research, to more specific research questions (hypotheses) that could be tested. Some key discussion and decision points: Understanding Limitations of the Data: One of the first things we discussed is what we can not…Genomics2 min readGenomics2 min read
Jan 2Member-onlyBecoming the Glue of a FamilyI’ve heard a couple of people in my circles worry recently that the relative who held a large Hispanic family together has passed and that they aren’t sure that things will be the same. It doesn’t really matter what ethnicity we are talking about— you can imagine the same worries…Hispanics4 min readHispanics4 min read
Published in The Narrative Arc·Nov 6, 2022Member-onlySmall DignitiesToday I saw a man with cerebral palsy trying to board a city bus with rolling luggage in the snow. Anticipating trouble, and without any prompting, the bus driver advanced the bus about 2 feet to the curb cutout, allowing the man to much more easily board from a hard…Disability1 min readDisability1 min read
Jul 10, 2022Member-onlyRemembering Charlotte MikulaA couple of years back, with my kids and wife on the porch on a warm summer afternoon, I told them that I had a bit of difficult news to share. Our former neighbor, Charlotte, had died. My kids cried, we cried a bit too. But I was sad for…Milwaukee12 min readMilwaukee12 min read
May 31, 2022Member-onlyMemorial DayYesterday my son and a couple of the kids on the street wanted to go down to a little popsicle stand near us, and as they were eating their ice creams, I could hear flags on the main street caught in the wind. It was a quiet, peaceful moment. There…Veterans1 min readVeterans1 min read
Mar 19, 2022Member-onlyA Book Not Delivered — Reflecting on VitiligoA colleague of mine posted a picture of a model with the skin condition known as Vitiligo recently. It is a skin disorder that impacts people from all backgrounds, but is particularly noticeable in people of color. It made me think about something that happened almost 30 years ago now…Vitiligo3 min readVitiligo3 min read
Dec 5, 2021Member-onlyBay View — Center of the UniverseThis is a post I put up a few years ago considering a proposed new development in Bay View in 2018. As we move forward into a new phase of planning for our area, I’ve updated this a bit. I’ve been thinking a lot about why we moved to Bay…Milwaukee5 min readMilwaukee5 min read
