The Sun, Moana, the Greeks, the Celts, and me. The sun inset with a spiral floated on the banner behind the altar in front of the sanctuary of the United Church of Christ. I was struck by the spiritual image, … Read More
My granddaughter is three and a half and loves playing with my Barbies. I have the original Titian bubble-head doll, and my younger sister contributed Midge and Malibu Barbie. I bought a current, more reasonably shaped Barbie to add to … Read More
Why happiness is the sum of our lives at the end One of the lessons I remember from my Intro to Philosophy class lo these fifty years hence is that Aristotle thought happiness cannot be fully known until old age. When … Read More
“I Stand Here Ironing” is Olsen’s classic; Virginia Woolf was a heroine We didn’t always have women’s studies. I remember clearly the independent study I took with a part-time professor of English, a faculty wife who had an advanced degree … Read More
The disloyalty of a haircut by another stylist I have been loyal to hairstylists over the years because of our relationship, not the haircut. I was reminded of this silly allegiance when my stylist of the last several years was … Read More
“I heard you were one of the characters in On the Road,” I said to Bill, one day in his apartment. “I don’t talk about it!” he growled. Bill was the executive director of a skid-row service center where I … Read More
“When an Eel Climbs a Ramp to Eat Squid from a Clamp…” Moray eel — https://unsplash.com/photos/V2kr8EI5zlc — Koh Tao When I read the headline, I was thunderstruck by how good it was. The internet loved it too. A science story … Read More
A guide for grandparents and other adults Blow dandelions Adults look at a lawn of seeding dandelions and see weeds about to spread. A three-year-old is delighted by picking a bouquet of yellow flowers. You pick a round-seeded head of … Read More
Can we have the best of both at the same time? I am 100% Scandinavian, mostly Swedish with one Danish grandparent. I have an interracial family of my choosing. I dated outside of my race and adopted outside my race. … Read More
Dr. Davis was on Time’s 2020 List of Most Influential People In 2020, Angela Davis was included on Time’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world. That is 2020, when the list includes Kamala Harris and Joe Biden and other contemporary figures … Read More