PinnedMark AltekruseGlovesI have treasure the gloves my father used to wear. Dad died in 2015 and I found a pair in a closet of my brothers house after he died in…Oct 28, 2020Oct 28, 2020
Mark AltekruseThe Cockwombleby Mark Altekruse (with deepest apologies to the memories of Lewis Carroll and Clement Moore)Oct 15, 2020Oct 15, 2020
Mark AltekruseArt and Music v LunacyWhen I was a boy my Dad and Mom would take my brother and me to the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Detroit Historical Museum, the Detroit…Aug 21, 2020Aug 21, 2020
Mark AltekrusePendulumAs we watched John Lewis’s casket cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge today — a tearful event itself — I couldn’t help but think of what the…Jul 26, 2020Jul 26, 2020
Mark AltekruseMoralityWe are not meant to live forever. It was not Divine Providence that proclaimed humans mortal. The natural world established that truth. As…Jul 22, 2020Jul 22, 2020
Mark AltekruseLossesI have a question. When do we, as a majority of thinking, caring, moral people say in unison “enough!” At the top of our real and virtual…May 10, 2020May 10, 2020
Mark AltekruseThese are not uncertain timesI begin to fume when I read, or hear someone begin a statement, with the words, “In these uncertain times…” Uncertain times? Really? I’m…Apr 22, 2020Apr 22, 2020
Mark AltekruseBackyard TigerWinter is over. It’s the time of year where there the temperatures crack the 50Fº mark. Every year, when the weather teases me with this…Apr 6, 2020Apr 6, 2020
Mark AltekruseHistoryTo lead a nation one must possess a depth of knowledge about what happened before they were born. Knowledge of the past and the people…Feb 25, 2020Feb 25, 2020
Mark AltekruseThe Value of ValuableA number of years ago I was in conversation with someone who knew quite a bit about photography. He had great knowledge about the various…Jan 30, 20203Jan 30, 20203
