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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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![AVAILABLE 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: […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-17-at-10.13.35-PM-36x36.png "Are We Killing the Fat Man? The Corona Trolley Dilemma")
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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![Listen to PODCAST iTunes Spotify I had a teacher in eighth grade named Miss Michaelson. She was a bit long in the tooth and had a jagged helmet of black […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Spring-115x115.png "On Poetry and Mondegreens and Teenagers")
On Poetry and Mondegreens and Teenagers
Posted on October 10, 2019 | No CommentsListen to PODCAST iTunes Spotify I had a teacher in eighth grade named Miss Michaelson. She was a bit long in the tooth and had a jagged helmet of black […] -
![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 […] -
![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 […] -
![I’ve come across the topic of walking in my reading, especially lately, as well as over the years. Writers walk and maybe the converse, while not logically true, is […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_4086-1-115x115.jpg "ON WALKING – Sedaris, Gornick, Cadogan, & Thoreau")
ON WALKING – Sedaris, Gornick, Cadogan, & Thoreau
Posted on July 31, 2018 | 2 CommentsI’ve come across the topic of walking in my reading, especially lately, as well as over the years. Writers walk and maybe the converse, while not logically true, is […] -
![We stayed in Old Town Alexandria this past weekend for a very different reason than the multitudes heading south from New York for the inauguration and protest march. We went to a volleyball tournament […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/TJ-Opinion-115x115.jpg "An Inaugural Weekend – Hats, Cats, & Spittin’ Mad in D.C.")
An Inaugural Weekend – Hats, Cats, & Spittin’ Mad in D.C.
Posted on January 26, 2017 | No CommentsWe stayed in Old Town Alexandria this past weekend for a very different reason than the multitudes heading south from New York for the inauguration and protest march. We went to a volleyball tournament […] -
![“It wasn’t a cold war for us,” Billy said. “They caught us in their nets, the Russians. Usually 200, 250 feet below.” The pub smelled of Buffalo wings. Dart boards […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/25th-Reunion-Parade-Review-115x115.jpg "Veterans Day Sketches and a West Point Reunion")
Veterans Day Sketches and a West Point Reunion
Posted on November 12, 2016 | 5 Comments“It wasn’t a cold war for us,” Billy said. “They caught us in their nets, the Russians. Usually 200, 250 feet below.” The pub smelled of Buffalo wings. Dart boards […] -
![I’ve been reading a collection of short stories by James Salter, the pen name for a 1945 West Point graduate born James Arnold Horowitz. I didn’t know anything […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Gators-Dress-Gray-pose-115x115.jpg "To the Rear March – A West Point Reunion – James Salter’s Lost Sons")
To the Rear March – A West Point Reunion – James Salter’s Lost Sons
Posted on October 25, 2016 | No CommentsI’ve been reading a collection of short stories by James Salter, the pen name for a 1945 West Point graduate born James Arnold Horowitz. I didn’t know anything […] -
![Woke from my dream at 4:00 AM with the word ‘bittersweet’ in my mouth, the accompanying silence and absence of flavor, a dark room, the image of my father’s grave. The day before was the […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Chinese-Tea-Culture1-700x325-115x115.jpg "BitterSweet Dreams – The Tea Ceremony & Life’s Rituals")
BitterSweet Dreams – The Tea Ceremony & Life’s Rituals
Posted on September 4, 2016 | No CommentsWoke from my dream at 4:00 AM with the word ‘bittersweet’ in my mouth, the accompanying silence and absence of flavor, a dark room, the image of my father’s grave. The day before was the […]