The OW Factor

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Ramblings on life, faith, and career
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The OW FactorOct 18

A bit of despair

#Belief #Family #HigherEducation #Hope #JobSearch #MentalHealth #PhysicalHealth #Quotes

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A bit of despair

The work situation keeps getting worse for various reasons. So then, I often feel a bit of despair. As mentioned before, in spite of or perhaps more accurately, because of the fact that I work in a…

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The OW FactorOct 12

Art Institute of Chicago - October 2025

#Art #ArtInstituteOfChicago #Beauty #Chicago #Family #Impressionism #Monet #Paintings #Photos

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Art Institute of Chicago – October 2025

When I was a child, we often played a favorite board game called Masterpiece. I loved looking at the cards with various paintings by famous artists that are integral to the game. I didn’t rea…

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The OW FactorOct 11

The apocalypse is nigh

#Autumn #Christmas

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The apocalypse is nigh

There is a stretch of road on my drive home from work that goes through a suburban downtown. The streets are lined with historic homes. Because this area has not just one but two railroad crossings…

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The OW FactorOct 6

Field Museum - October 2025

#Chicago #Family #Photos #FieldMuseum

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Field Museum – October 2025

It is very rare these days that we are able to do something together as a family, because everyone has their own lives, work schedules, etc. So it was quite special for us to manage to get together…

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The OW FactorOct 4

Light and dark

#Belief #Books #Death #Discouragement #Family #Friends #Grief #Hope #Injustice #Light #LowMorale #MentalHealth #Pessimism #PhysicalHealth #Politics #Quotes #Suffering #Travel #Well-Being

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Light and dark

The past several days have been a mix of light and dark, good things and bad things. Such is life, right? We go through ups and downs, phases when things seem like they’re okay, and then times when…

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The OW FactorSep 30

An adventure in cuisine

#Adventure #Cooking #Family #Food

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An adventure in cuisine

Adventures come in all kinds of guises. Last night, we enjoyed an adventure in cuisine. We ate at a restaurant specializing in northern Chinese cuisine that was among those featured in a recent New…

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The OW FactorSep 29

A fox or a wraith?

#Adventure #Books #Childhood #Family #FamilyHistory #Farming #Fishing #Memories #Nature #Outdoors #Reading #SmallTowns #Summer #Upbringing #Wildlife #Winter #Writing

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A fox or a wraith?

Decent sleep was hard to find overnight. As I sat looking out over a darkened pasture, waiting for the sun to rise and sipping my first cup of coffee, I spotted the shadow of a fox (or was it a wra…

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The OW FactorSep 28

Sterling North Childhood Home - September 2025

#Books #Reading #Wisconsin

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Sterling North Childhood Home – September 2025

This author has always been a favorite of mine, and it was nice to have a chance to visit the home he grew up in and which was the setting for his most famous book, Rascal. In the process of visiti…

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The OW FactorSep 27

Of books and childhood

#Books #Reading

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Of books and childhood

One of the best and most enduring aspects of my childhood was extensive book reading. I was a voracious reader; I still am. Books featured very prominently in my life and filled a key part in my ed…

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The OW FactorSep 26

Grief and headaches

#Dogs #Dysfunction #Grief #ToxicWorkplaces #Teaching

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Grief and headaches

As expected, we continue to grieve Teddy’s death. The day he died, we packed up his crate and his things and put them away because I couldn’t bear to see them as a visible reminder that he’s gone. …

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