Dr. Judy

 Valentine Musings

“…a man should keep his little brain attic stacked with all the furniture he is likely to use, and the rest in the lumber room of his library where he can get it when he

Announcing

Dear Readers,

No matter how few or many, my first poetry book us now finished . Ithas taken almost 20 years to complete.

You can find it on Amazon. Royalties will be donated. To St. Judes.

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Though some might have a problem believing it, my husband, Chuck Wendel was a very

romantic guy. When we were courting, he called me every morning from Amana at 6:30 am and we had coffee together. I

Goodbye 2021, Hello 2022

I have not posted on my website for a bit. The holiday times are some how stressful even though we can manage to enjoy them.  I am very happy to say farewell to 2021.  I

Unforeseen Consequences

Several years ago, I wrote a course called Case Studies in Moral Leadership. The course 

analyzed the decisions of leaders and focused on the unexpected consequences of their decisions. One study was of Truman’s decision to

Past–Present-Future

It occurred to me today why I want to spend so much time revisiting the happy times of the past. It seems to me that now as I am approaching the age of 80, I would

Stop Me If You Have Heard This

We old folks all have our favorite stories.  We like to share special memories with friends and family. Sometimes we learn as time goes by that we only knew one side

Parenting Tips Revisited.

In the 1980’s, when I was Director of Community and Adult Education for the Des Moines Public Schools and publisher of Iowa Parent and Family Magazine,  I did thirty second parenting tips for WHO Radio.

Past–Present-Future

It occurred to me today why I want to spend so much time revisiting the happy times of the past. It seems to me that now as I am approaching the age of 80, I would

Renaissance Man

Not long ago when talking to a friend about our years together, my friend commented that Chuck was a Renaissance Man. I am not really sure about the about that label, but it is true