Kenneth Kapp

Ken Kapp was a professor of Mathematics and did research at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Ph.D., 1967, University of Wisconsin-Madison). Following that, he "starved" as ceramicist and welder (local galleries). Since he needed to eat, he worked for IBM until being downsized in 2001. He now teaches yoga and writes. He lives with his wife and beagle in Shorewood, Wisconsin. He enjoys the many excellent chamber music concerts available in Milwaukee. He's a home brewer and runs whitewater rivers with his son in the summer.

Two Buddhas

Gerald is sitting in a wingchair in the lobby, waiting. His walker’s in easy reach of his right hand. Periodically his head drops to his chest and he wakes up startled. Tom comes to a stop in front of him and coughs gently into his hand. “Sorry I’m late, heavy traffic.” “No problem, Tom. I like being alone with my thoughts.” “Is that the good news or the bad news?” “You tell me. I’m trying to be philosophical. Like my doc tells me, ‘a day at a time.’”
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