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I went on a Facebook hiatus last week. Five days. Here’s what I discovered. First thing I noticed was that I missed what they call Facebook Memories. Each morning they’d send me a list of posts I’d made on that … Read More
My plan is to be off Facebook for five days. I started late Tuesday night and will end late Sunday night. Here is my temporary Profile Picture. In fact, I understand it’s already live, eight hours early. That was one … Read More
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