John Andersen

1 month ago | chippewa.com | John Andersen

Good morning, on the Ideas of March. If you forgot your Roman history, the Ides of March is associated with misfortune and doom because it is the day Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC. This led to William Shakespeare writing "Et too, Brute?". It is a Latin phrase from William Shakespeare's play “Julius Caesar”. In the play, Caesar says this line as he is being stabbed to death by Roman leaders, including his friend Brutus. Some days are just like that.

1 month ago | chippewa.com | John Andersen

When I worked for the state of Wisconsin, I spent a fair amount of quality time working in the La Crosse, Onalaska, and town of Campbell area. La Crosse County is different than Chippewa and Eau Claire counties as it is part of Wisconsin’s Driftless Region. The Driftless Region is described as an area untouched by glaciers with forested hillsides that reach down to valleys, cut into limestone bedrock with cold-water trout streams and prairie remnants.

1 month ago | lacrossetribune.com | John Andersen

When I worked for the state of Wisconsin, I spent a fair amount of quality time working in the La Crosse, Onalaska, and town of Campbell area. La Crosse County is different than Chippewa and Eau Claire counties as it is part of Wisconsin’s Driftless Region. The Driftless Region is described as an area untouched by glaciers with forested hillsides that reach down to valleys, cut into limestone bedrock with cold-water trout streams and prairie remnants.

1 month ago | chippewa.com | John Andersen

March. The first month of meteorological spring. From the movie “Jerimiah Johnson” regarding March: “March is a green, muddy month down below. Some folks like it. Farmers mostly.”Lent starts Wednesday and runs until April 17. Daylight Savings Time begins March 9. Following up is the Ides of March 15. The spring equinox occurs at 4:01 a.m. Central Time on March 20. So, March is a busy month for us all. Daylight Savings Time continues until Sunday, Nov. 2.

2 months ago | chippewa.com | John Andersen

With February ending we are now, on sunlit days, eating our dinner at the kitchen table with regular light, not the overhead lights we have relied on since November. It is a good feeling and it reinforces the coming of spring. February also brings me back to my year as a first grader. The story is a bit more complex than it sounds. Miss O’Brien, our teacher, taught us to be well-mannered, polite, courteous, cultivated and civilized.