Category: biography
The Matriarch
You don’t mind staying? they asked. Do you want anything? Some coffee, maybe? I’m fine, I say And they left for dinner, the brothers and their families I sat next…
Eat All You Take
In 2013, I lost 50 pounds and blogged about my experiences. Along the way, I wrote about food addiction, eating disorders, depression, and so on. Here are some excerpts from…
The Ethnos Project
Since 2008, I have directed the Ethnos Project. Visit the Ethnos Project The Ethnos Project is a research portal and resource database that explores the intersection of Indigeneity and information…
Blue Bowl Breads
I started Blue Bowl Breads to honor the tradition of bread baking passed on to me by my mom, Betsy Oppenneer. Mom was a world-renowned author and baking instructor whose…
Leadership Academy
In June of 2015, I graduated from a year-long Leadership Academy progam at Excelsior College where I serve as Director of Digital Engagement Services. My project was titled ECCentral 2.0:…
Recognizing Veterans
On Friday, Excelsior College (where I work) honored the Veterans who work there with a recognition ceremony. It is the first place I’ve worked since I left military service (both…
A dark place
When I met my wife, I was a musician and entertainment manager in Seattle. This was post-grunge, mid 90’s Seattle and the music scene was fertile and full. When you…
Stollen Memories
I realize I’m jumping the gun on this post. Halloween hasn’t yet arrived and I’m posting a holiday piece about baking Stollen. But a few days ago, I was thinking…
A Horrible Husband
I was addicted to nicotine for roughly twenty years. Mainly I chewed tobacco, but I also smoked cigarettes and cigars. I started chewing in college. I played intramural baseball and…
Mom
My mom passed away on October 3, 2011. The picture above is from the beautiful memory book my wife Becca made for the occasion of my mom’s memorial service (yes,…
Loans With a Global Reach
Start-Up Aims To Facilitate Loans With a Global Reach D.C. Trio Hopes to Aid Poor, Rural Communities By Timothy Wilson Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, October 1, 2009 [Source] After…
Tricksters
We didn’t know he would be the Trickster refusing to appear when it was time The doctor would have to cut a door to coax him out Sure knew how…
Saratoga Native American Festival
In 2006 and 2007, while working as the Education Director at the Ndakinna Education Center (a non-profit cultural arts organization in Greenfield Center, NY), I had the opportunity to organize…
Romeo & Juliet
Hi R——, I was thinking about you tonight and thought I’d drop a line to say hello. I used to feel odd about how much I reminisce about the past,…
Fulcrum
My life has stretched across years now and sometimes I feel old not always the kind of old that belongs with wisdom and grace but often the kind that belongs…
Mail Order Bride
In May of 1995, I interviewed my Dad
Kangaroo Court
“Take your clothes off,” a voice said in the darkness. I beg your pardon?
Freshman Year 1986
Ninth grade Homecoming…