Michigan COVID-19 Cases Over Time
I’m exhausted and going blind from staring at my WFH screen for the past 10 hours. Why, I wonder, do I stay superglued to it for R&R after the workday Continue Reading →
Zen Sermon Served As Civics
Really looking forward to speaking again at People’s Church tomorrow. My “sermon” is called “At Sixes and Sevens: Zen Precepts for Troubled Times.” It’s all about living in (through?) a Continue Reading →
A Visit to The U. of Michigan’s School of Information
I’m off today to talk with the fabulously friendly faculty and administrators at the University of Michigan’s School of Information. The topic? A free-ranging discussion about how my students at Continue Reading →
Nov. 18, 2017, Reading at Crazy Wisdom Bookstore
I’ll be reading from my latest book, The Driftwood Shrine: Discovering Zen in American Poetry (Sumeru, 2016) at Crazy Wisdom bookstore (114 S. Main Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan) on Saturday, Continue Reading →
Counting on Countable
I absolutely love what the folks at Countable are doing to save what’s left of our government. You can get their app for your phone, and you can embed a Continue Reading →
New “Contemporary World Issues” Course
Why is it so hard to understand the world? Do I really understand the facts of current events? Do events taking place far away affect my life? What difference can Continue Reading →
Frozen Shoreline, Lake Michigan, Jan. 29, 2014
A gorgeous (and dangerously cold!) afternoon on the shore of Lake Michigan. I haven’t seen the lake freeze like this since 1997. It used to freeze every winter Continue Reading →
Sabbatical 2014
I will be on sabbatical for the Winter 2014 semester. During this time I will develop a web-based research and research writing application. As always, I will be checking email, Continue Reading →
Happy New Year 2014
Happy new year to friends, colleagues, students, and far-flung family!
Four or Five Sacred Trees
My Educational Philosophy (for Jennifer, Matt, Rebecca, and Natalie) My educational philosophy is informed by at least four influential streams: the centrality of communication; the ideals of a liberal education; Continue Reading →