To Vote or Not to Vote, That Is the Question
I got a ballot in the mail the other day. On it were the names of people I’d never heard of and I was asked to vote Yes or No for each of them. To be fair, there … Read More
Remembering David Vetter
Do you remember the “boy in the bubble?” David Phillip Vetter was born in Houston, Texas on September 21, 1971. His story was often in the news throughout the 1970s for he was born with SCID, Severe Combined Immune Deficiency … Read More
The Curse of the Handwritten Note
Handwritten notes are making a comeback, at least in my life. They are lovely to read. Mostly they are Thank You notes, but sometimes, they say “I miss you.” “I’m so glad we’ve connected.” “I’m thinking of you … Read More
Racism: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
This past Monday would have been the 89th birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Born in 1929, the same year as my mother (sorry Ma; did you want to keep that a secret?), MLK could still be alive and productive … Read More
Old Age: What’s it really mean?
This was to be a post on generativity. Defined as a concern for future generations and how we might nurture and guide them, generativity, I read, is one of a few key behaviors leading to a fulfilling and happy older … Read More
Starting Over
And So It Goes is trying a new tack in 2018. First, a song. Songs have power over me. They help me recall moments I’d otherwise forget and they lift my mood (or lower it) as needed. Here’s a perky … Read More
An Unexpected #MeToo Aftershock
Who among us hasn’t been touched, in some way, by the snowballing power of the #MeToo campaign that swept through our lives recently? It’s impact has been so great, it has been chosen as Time Magazine‘s cover for “Person of the … Read More
My Social Media Experiment
On October 19, I announced on Facebook that I was going to limit my time on social media, particularly Facebook, Twitter, and eMail to two 30-minute spans of time each day. Seventy-three people responded to that post and 30 … Read More
What is this crisis in masculinity?
Today’s post began a week ago when I watched the video of actor Emma Thompson talking to the BBC in the wake of the harvey weinstein downfall. As you listen to the video, you’ll hear Ms. Thompson refer to a … Read More