I was driving home from a lovely early fall hike and singing to myself when for some odd reason I decided to think about what I would buy if I had a lot of money. When my kids were little we used to play this game when the Wisconsin Lottery first started. Back then we…

It dawned on me recently that some people who look at me might think I’m old. This is not something I generally care about. Once you stop caring what people think about you at their first glance the surge of power you feel is like three shots of free tequila. The lovely neighbor was over…

So here’s the deal. In a few days I am going to let a medical team put me to sleep, plug me into a breathing machine and tinker with my fluttering heart. And yes, of course, I am terrified but I also know I have to trust and surrender. Last week when I met my…