Mud Season
Last week we celebrated SPRING, the season of reconciliation and renewal, that time of year that brings the promise of better times to come, new life, the flowering of that which has been asleep — life’s good stuff. But each … Read More
Looking Back at 1968
I was sorting through old papers in my office a few weeks ago. Here you go; take a look. I know; it’s a mess. But forget that part. This is not a post on clutter and cleanliness. … Read More
My Bi-Annual Daylight Saving Time Rant (yawn)
While wandering around the Internet looking for that pleasant little visual, I stumbled across this fun, headline: . . . the best way to prevent death by Daylight Saving Time may be to make it permanent, according to Standard Time abolitionists. Death by … Read More
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
Finding Your Courage
I can’t find the origin of that statement — I’ve used it for over twenty years — and fear it may be lost. I’ll use it anyway. I sat down to write a post on last Saturday’s Women’s March, … 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