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As I wrote to someone recently, “it’s been a busy week for me today.” I think about this blog every day; grabbing at ideas, weighing them in my mind. “Oh that’ll make a good post,” I’ll find myself thinking often. … Read More
You know the Statue of Liberty. You know its story. You know how it stands at the mouth of the Hudson River, a beacon to immigrants for over a century. I’ve climbed her stairs a few times over the years … Read More
Join me for a Zoom talk this Saturday, October 17, 2020 Yes, LEAPFROG is going live on Zoom this Saturday at 11 a.m. I hope you’ll join us. Here’s the story. Shortly after I launched my latest book, (see my … Read More
Dear Readers: This is a post about time. The speed with which it flies past us The way in which it finds irrelevant the many choices confronting us Sounds lofty, huh? It’s actually a post about how I’ve been wanting … Read More
Musing on age aging? I can’t seem to get into it. I find I have nothing to say about turning 72 this week, though I have tried. May Sarton wrote a whole book on the topic. Well, on the year … Read More
Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a little while. Elton John And Nelson Mandela once said that music “has the power to elevate and liberate us.” Same idea, yes? That is what … Read More
The times they are a changin’ sang Bob Dylan way back when. And, somehow, that feels like a fitting song for these days when so much is changing. For starters, I’ve gone from sprint mode to marathon mode in the … Read More
My friend, Vermonter Annika McCann, posted this photo of herself to her Facebook page recently under the heading, “This is my new day job.” Here’s her story In addition to my CBD business (Primal Botanical), I work as … Read More
We CAN do this. And we are. My hibernation began on March 13. It was a Friday. We’re on Day 13 today, with only one run to the post office so far. Tomorrow, we’ll see our first outing … Read More