by Jeffrey K. Walker | Sep 19, 2021 | Blog |
It’s not often I publicly disagree with a Nobel Laureate. And I love Paul Krugman—which speaks volumes about my politics, I fully realize. I single him out only as a symbol of the Economics Academy, within which I was once an acolyte lo, these many, many years ago. In... by Jeffrey K. Walker | Aug 22, 2021 | Blog |
I just spent three weeks in a state of continuous exhaustion with my six-year-old grandson, Goober. Seemed like a good idea at the time, my wife flying out to the Left Coast and schlepping him back for a stay with us on the Right. For three weeks. In a row. In which... by Jeffrey K. Walker | Aug 15, 2021 | Blog |
[I wrote this post in August 2020, almost exactly one year ago near the beginning of a five-month stay in Northern California. Re-reading, it’s frightening how this summer is more of the same Out West.] My wife and I left our home in the Virginia Tidewater four... by Jeffrey K. Walker | Aug 8, 2021 | Blog, Learning from Other Countries |
I’ve written before in my blog about the three years I lived in Italy. These blogs have included, inter alia, the Feast of the Epiphany, Italian courts, trains, and (goes without saying) gelato. I’d like to dedicate this post to our memorable Italian... by Jeffrey K. Walker | Aug 1, 2021 | Blog, Posts About My Novels |
I’m taking a couple of weeks vacation and no one can make me feel guilty about it. Well, maybe a little guilty. I was raised and Irish-Catholic, so always have a free-floating background static of guilt. With the uninvited Miss Delta Corona crashing our summer... by Jeffrey K. Walker | Jul 25, 2021 | Blog, Tales of Skeeterville |
Considering the seriousness of many of my posts, I thought this week I’d address something less weighty while sticking to the general theme of Confession Is Good for the Soul. I am a recovering… Catholic altar boy. Catholic Daze of My Youth Being raised in a Catholic... by Jeffrey K. Walker | Jul 18, 2021 | Blog |
My personal history with the Olympics can be summarized as, “Geez, I’m four years older again already?” Yet I adore them, in both Summer and Winter flavors. It’s once again time for my quadrennial startling rediscovery that I know how platform... by Jeffrey K. Walker | Jul 11, 2021 | Blog, Learning from Other Countries |
There’s something happening here. But what it is ain’t exactly clear. The TVs in every bar/restaurant I’ve been in the last month have been showing… soccer. And even worse, European Cup football-soccer. Vince Lombardi is spinning in his New Jersey... by Jeffrey K. Walker | Jul 4, 2021 | Blog |
We did a lot of activities, new and old, during the Pandemic Epoch. But most weren’t play. Even stuff that might look like play wasn’t, being accomplished with the anxious fervor of the homebound and virus-obsessed. It’s time for us to remember how... by Jeffrey K. Walker | Jun 27, 2021 | Blog |
I love rodeo. Really. This might seem strange for a guy who grew up in town and has mostly remained a town rat since heading off to college. How I came to rodeo fandom requires some explanation. Never Could Hold a Job When we settled into the house in Virginia where...
