I recently finished the Netflix series The Politician. I was drawn to it because it held the promise of examining that breed of person who chooses a life of public service over private enterprise. Over the course of the last 55 years or so, I’ve been taught through experience to take a wary and even […]
In these times when it can seem the world and even your own life is beyond your control, it’s time to be reminded that you have more of an impact than you think. I’d like to examine how your thoughts, feelings and actions create an effect spanning from the metaphysical to the practical. We should […]
A case can be made that all art is an expression of love. The very act of creation may be a bursting forth of love. There it is on the canvas. There it is on the page. There it is in the music, on the dance floor, on the stage. I hope in this post […]
Picking up where I left off in Part One, where I finally made it from Tucson to Philadelphia by a circuitous and somewhat improvised route during this perilous pandemic. I Came With Baggage Since I had missed my connecting flight to Philadelphia, my baggage preceded me. I went to the baggage office for Alaska and […]
So we’re in the middle of a pandemic, right? My family has been following CDC guidelines quite well and we’re staying virus-free. One of the last things I’ve been wanting to do is a flight across the country. This is a story of how I did just that. Setting the Stage My mother’s side of […]
This year of cataclysm, this year of pandemic, this year of change has moved into a new phase of social upheaval due to the murder of George Floyd. One of the most horrendous incidents ever caught on video has opened old wounds for black Americans, spurring outrage and protests around the world. The narrow view […]
I see that spirit in the people of the world in the face of pandemic. We’re taking ourselves out of social circulation, for the most part, in consideration of the greater good. We have been given real facts by relevant health organizations. At great inconvenience and disruption of our lives, we have altered our standard […]
Our lives are in some ways like a long series of novels or television shows that revolve around a few enduring characters and a greater number of interchanging ones as we move from one stage of life to another. We glide or trudge or plow along through the various phases with music playing in the […]
As we deal with the effects of COVID-19 on our lives and society in general, our thoughts are increasingly focused on the future. The chances are that changes we’ve seen in our social behaviors, in our personal hygiene and in our economy will have a lasting impact. The normal of the past will remain there […]
I don’t have to be anywhere. Being somewhere is dangerous, though being randomly somewhere still means the odds are in my favor. I’m reminded I’m hungry. Should I go out, take out, eat in, all in one fell swoop? Perhaps I should eat my safe food, prepared by my safe washed hands. I look in […]