I suspect that everyone has a few things they would call their favorites. And I surely have mine. Let's begin with physical things. My...

I've always been big on celebrating birthdays. Unfortunately, my birthday comes at a most inopportune time since I was born on August 7,...

The picture accompanying this blog, is a sketch I drew about ten years ago depicting a cute little chipmunk playing a harmonica. Except,...

That winter and spring,everything went well for a while. Micromouse enjoyed the tasty morsels that Penny and Tommy provided him, as well...

From then on, Penny and Tommy took good care of their new pet. They always made sure to feed him every day and leave enough water in his...

For the rest of that winter, mouse and rat lived a happy and carefree life. With his rat friend to protect him, the little mouse no...

For the following few blogposts, I will depart from my usual format to relate an original children's story in four parts called...

I'd like to share some reflections about my dad -- Karl P. Wentersdorf -- and our relationship throughout the years our lives intersected....

Recently, my friend Brad lent me a handful of DVDs to brighten my mood. They included old movie classics like Monty Python's The Meaning...

For as long as I can remember, I've always enjoyed playing games. Whether it was Monopoly marathons in the basement of my dorm with my...

This spring, I had a mental health setback during which my depression got to the point that had a hard time functioning and doing basic...

As a frequent rider of city buses and light rail trains, I'm exposed to a wide variety of humanity from all parts of the world. There...

From the time I was an infant, I've had many brushes with death. Here are just a few. I think it's a miracle I'm still alive after 78...

All of my adult life, I've struggled with a combination of clinical depression and generalized anxiety. I had my first major depressive...

I've been a lifelong Democrat from the time I voted for Hubert Humphrey in the 1968 presidential election. At the time, I was a graduate...

I've been a life-long Democrat from the time I first voted for Hubert Humphrey in the 1968 presidential election.

I will be departing from my usual format to write this blog by announcing a reading I'm doing at Strive Bookstore on 9th Street and...

One of my all-time musical highlights was attending the Winnipeg Folk Festival in Canada.  I went there about four times in the 1980s and...

Among my friends and acquaintances I'm not primarily known for my sense of humor. However, when I'm feeling good, my funny bone sneaks...

I've lived in my present apartment building for 41 years. And I don't intend to move again anytime soon! There are a couple of very good...