by bwg11 | May 17, 2018 | You Can Only Imagine
I get up around 5 am. I make coffee, then check for the newspapers. During these moments, I’m adrift in undirected thinking—the routine of my day. These activities do not spur my imagination, my mind wanders as I spoon coffee. (Years ago I was admonished for...
by bwg11 | Apr 25, 2018 | You Can Only Imagine
“What are you thinking about?” “Nothing.” This is a common exchange between two people—say two friends, lovers, or husband and wife. To respond by saying “Nothing” usually indicates that we don’t want to share what we may be thinking. Or, that the interruption has...
by bwg11 | Mar 7, 2018 | You Can Only Imagine
“After all, what does it mean to be a star in Des Moines, Iowa?” — 1970s recording artist from Des Moines For many years, our garage was home to a plywood replica of a giant LP record about four feet in diameter and two inches thick. The “vinyl” grooves...
by bwg11 | Feb 21, 2018 | You Can Only Imagine
Creativity is the recognition of an idea with potential for success. Of course, many ideas never show potential. They flow in and out of our minds like a swirl of butterflies—never landing and never fully capturing our imagination. It may be simply a moment’s...
by bwg11 | Feb 21, 2018 | You Can Only Imagine
“Pray favor us with your narrative,” the man said. Unless I am very much mistaken, that is the singular voice of the “sleuth-hound, the relentless, keen-witted, ready-handed” Sherlock Holmes, whose methods seem like mental sleight of hand. But, unveiling his methods...
by bwg11 | Feb 6, 2018 | You Can Only Imagine
Whenever I walked into his Des Moines store, Bill Reichardt, haberdasher, state senator and college football star, would ask “How’s everything in Dan’s world?” A perplexing question. I never lived in an exclusive Dan domain or ever thought that my wellbeing...
