Impulsive Meditations

About the Book

The book is a collection of assorted essays which chronicles the author’s professional business failures and his struggle to recover from economic demise; as well as his frequent road-trips - oft times alone, and sometimes with young grandsons - by way of adventure and in his quest to acquire and compile a family genealogy. It includes philosophical essays dealing with the nature of reality, delusion, and miracles; as well as essays that deal with his concerns pertaining to political and economic threats to the nation. And finally, a few brief essays concerning observations of odd phenomena from the natural world. In all, a variety of topics such as to suggest the necessity of even a specialist for delving into the realm of a generalist.

About the Author

This rustic son of a large impoverished Dakota family gains enough of meager encouragement and idealistic aspirations from small-town schools and from his similarly striving siblings to pursue far more of an education than what he had ever envisioned. Having been generally employed from the age of nine at eventually two dozen occupations; this ordinary work, his sobriety, and frugal habits enabled him to fund and - belatedly - complete his medical education at age 36.