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…·5 min read·Oct 28, 2020----
Mark AltekruseThe Cockwombleby Mark Altekruse (with deepest apologies to the memories of Lewis Carroll and Clement Moore)·3 min read·Oct 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…·4 min read·Aug 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…·3 min read·Jul 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…·2 min read·Jul 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…·2 min read·May 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…·2 min read·Apr 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…·10 min read·Apr 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…3 min read·Feb 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…·6 min read·Jan 30, 2020--3--3