The Random Thoughts of Louis Schmier

I haven’t been thinking about much else except Barbara’s questions: “How did you become a professor?” “When did you change and become a teacher?” They are tough questions. The answers are tougher. To answer them I have to bare some more of my soul. It was a mentally and emotionally rough walk this morning, and [...]

The pre-dawn moments, when I power-walk in the streets–where each Random Thought originates–are precious to me. I have come to look forward to that little less than an hour it takes me to complete one of my six-mile routes. For me, an early riser, that wee hour of the coming day has become a time [...]

Lordy!! Have you ever gone out power walking four miles before the sun rose and returned to find your shoes filled with the water that came pouring down your legs and that your skin and grubbies had turned green with mildew? That will give you some idea of the weather this morning. In fact, it’s [...]