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![AVAILABLE ON PODCAST Anchor.fm Spotify iTunes In the wake of recent events regarding the tragic death of George Floyd and the ensuing protests, this letter seems more relevant than […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-13-at-6.20.43-PM-36x36.png "On Becoming Sheepdogs, a Modern Fable")
On Becoming Sheepdogs, a Modern Fable
Posted on June 13, 2020 | 1 CommentAVAILABLE ON PODCAST Anchor.fm Spotify iTunes In the wake of recent events regarding the tragic death of George Floyd and the ensuing protests, this letter seems more relevant than […]
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Are We Killing the Fat Man? The Corona Trolley Dilemma
Posted on April 18, 2020 | 14 CommentsAVAILABLE ON PODCAST SPOTIFY ITUNES ANCHOR.FM THE TROLLEY PROBLEM The Trolley thought experiment, first put forth by the philosopher Philippa Foot, pits two schools of moral thought against each other: […]
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![AVAILABLE ON PODCAST Spotify Anchor.fm iTunes Today’s letter is for high school seniors, for my son and his classmates, for my friends’ children, for Andrew and for Allie and for […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screen-Shot-2020-03-23-at-6.52.13-PM-36x36.png "For the Class of 2020 During the Pandemic, a Poem and a Mother’s Wish")
For the Class of 2020 During the Pandemic, a Poem and a Mother’s Wish
Posted on March 23, 2020 | 4 CommentsAVAILABLE ON PODCAST Spotify Anchor.fm iTunes Today’s letter is for high school seniors, for my son and his classmates, for my friends’ children, for Andrew and for Allie and for […]
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![Hear Colonel Mintz on PODCAST Anchor.fm Spotify iTunes *** Please listen to Podcast to hear full unedited and unscripted interview: Colonel Mintz shares the story and reflects on Afghanistan and the […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Screen-Shot-2019-11-08-at-12.21.18-PM-115x115.png "A View from Above: an Army Commander in Afghanistan")
A View from Above: an Army Commander in Afghanistan
Posted on November 8, 2019 | 2 CommentsHear Colonel Mintz on PODCAST Anchor.fm Spotify iTunes *** Please listen to Podcast to hear full unedited and unscripted interview: Colonel Mintz shares the story and reflects on Afghanistan and the […] -
![Listen to Podcast iTunes Spotify Anchor.fm Murphy’s Law states that anything that can go wrong will go wrong, an adage that’s been around for decades. But, did you know that […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-10-14-at-10.41.59-PM-115x115.png "Murphy’s Law & the Army Ten-Miler")
Murphy’s Law & the Army Ten-Miler
Posted on October 15, 2019 | 1 CommentListen to Podcast iTunes Spotify Anchor.fm Murphy’s Law states that anything that can go wrong will go wrong, an adage that’s been around for decades. But, did you know that […] -
![LISTEN TO THE PODCAST iTunes Spotify I have a story to tell. This just happened and I’m not quite sure what to make of it. I am sitting in the […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-24-at-11.58.05-PM-115x115.png "For the Love of Milk – When the Search for One Thing Leads to Another")
For the Love of Milk – When the Search for One Thing Leads to Another
Posted on September 25, 2019 | No CommentsLISTEN TO THE PODCAST iTunes Spotify I have a story to tell. This just happened and I’m not quite sure what to make of it. I am sitting in the […] -
![Listen to PODCAST iTunes Spotify To Read or to Listen? This is a letter about letters. In the age of electronic books and audiobooks and podcasts, I don’t read like […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-17-at-1.09.41-PM-115x115.png "The Case for the Personal Letter")
The Case for the Personal Letter
Posted on September 17, 2019 | No CommentsListen to PODCAST iTunes Spotify To Read or to Listen? This is a letter about letters. In the age of electronic books and audiobooks and podcasts, I don’t read like […] -
![LISTEN TO PODCAST Apple iTunes Spotify This letter is dedicated to the memory of my classmates and friends and all of those who decided that life was too much for […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Fall-fence-115x115.png "Suicide and Suffering – Army Veteran and Secular Buddhist on the Four Noble Truths")
Suicide and Suffering – Army Veteran and Secular Buddhist on the Four Noble Truths
Posted on September 12, 2019 | No CommentsLISTEN TO PODCAST Apple iTunes Spotify This letter is dedicated to the memory of my classmates and friends and all of those who decided that life was too much for […] -
![APPLE PODCAST SPOTIFY PODCAST The sperm whale takes 40 years before it masters the global oceans, traveling with its mother for years and then joining a pod of wandering bulls. […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-04-at-12.01.00-PM-115x115.png "Whales, Migrations, & Back-to-School")
Whales, Migrations, & Back-to-School
Posted on September 4, 2019 | No CommentsAPPLE PODCAST SPOTIFY PODCAST The sperm whale takes 40 years before it masters the global oceans, traveling with its mother for years and then joining a pod of wandering bulls. […] -
![NOW AVAILABLE ON PODCAST Spotify AnchorFM “Did you train much?” my guide Evans Erick asked, the man with two first names, the grandson of a Maasai tribal chief. It […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2019-08-12-at-1.59.09-PM-115x115.png "Kili at 50 – Hiking Kilimanjaro on the Machame Route in Six Days")
Kili at 50 – Hiking Kilimanjaro on the Machame Route in Six Days
Posted on August 12, 2019 | No CommentsNOW AVAILABLE ON PODCAST Spotify AnchorFM “Did you train much?” my guide Evans Erick asked, the man with two first names, the grandson of a Maasai tribal chief. It […] -
![Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. Joseph Addison One year ago my children and a couple of West Point cadets helped install our little […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/LFL-Sep-2018-115x115.jpg "Little Free Library – One Year Anniversary")
Little Free Library – One Year Anniversary
Posted on September 13, 2018 | No CommentsReading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. Joseph Addison One year ago my children and a couple of West Point cadets helped install our little […] -
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A Remedy Much Desired – Suicide & Three Poems by Max Ehrmann
Posted on June 13, 2018 | No CommentsFun, colorful, classic. The first two clash with the third, because when we think of classic, especially in fashion, we think modest, elegant, subdued. Designer Kate Spade made the trio possible […] -
![Deep Work If you haven’t read Cal Newport’s book Deep Work, Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, I recommend it. A friend gave it to me for my […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_0004-115x115.jpg "Deep Work, Digital Detox, and the Year of the DOG")
Deep Work, Digital Detox, and the Year of the DOG
Posted on February 25, 2018 | No CommentsDeep Work If you haven’t read Cal Newport’s book Deep Work, Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, I recommend it. A friend gave it to me for my […]