Three days of story-telling and singing Alaskan fishermen—and in greater numbers, women—may move to rainy, stormy Oregon to winter. Like Army veterans, their stories are of boredom interrupted by death-defying events, whether from the weather, the catch, or the madness … Read More
How volunteering for Jesuit Volunteer Encorps gives me meaning in retirement My cohorts at Jesuit Volunteer Encorps are part of why I didn’t go to bed and pull the covers over my head for the month of January. JVE is … Read More
The Masada Cafe at the House of Prayer for All People “The best oxtails I’ve ever had,” my friend said when he took me to The Masada Cafe at the United House of Prayer for All People in Savannah. The simple church-based cafeteria offered … Read More
When buy and hold isn’t a strategy; learning from Jimmy Carter about activist values I almost bought Christmas wrapping paper on clearance. I have a life-long habit of buying Christmas trinkets on sale and saving them for the next year. … Read More
Bob Dylan and Maria Callas hit the big screens and streaming options The Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown opened on December 25 and I was swept away. The New York Times recommended The Other Side of the Mirror documentary … Read More
Post-holiday slump season – use it January after the 1st. No holiday. No party. The lights and decorations are still up, but they come down soon. It’s dark and dreary outside. The temperature is supposed to dive. That’s what it … Read More
We mourn, genuinely, and are gratified Relief comes with many experiences of grief. Death is accompanied by grief. But if the person has been sick, or declining, if you have been a caregiver — there is often relief. Relief can … Read More
Was it a victim of the times or changing work mores? I was the plus-one for the corporate office party in Stamford, Connecticut, the home office, but I don’t remember which company headquarters. Evan and I had been hippies in … Read More
The PBS Masters’ Series will be shown in June “At 17” is a song filled with adolescent angst that still hits me when I remember the pain. I was not a hometown beauty queen…as most of us weren’t. That lyric and … Read More