It’s the day after Thanksgiving. Both the girls, their girls and their husbands, including in-laws and baby grands sat down for a wonderful meal. Was it all peaches and cream? No. It was not. There are strains, there are feelings, there are issues. This is family. I get that. Family is complicated. We disagree. But because…
Category: Musing
A Short Story About Elections
I vote every in every election! I think it may be one of the most thrilling things I do. You may say I have a very boring life, but no, that’s not why it’s is thrilling. Like a lot of mid twentieth century families, we had a subscription to Reader’s Digest, the small five by seven…
Beliefs, Shifts & Bias
I have a belief system. I grew up with it. I was able to stay with the system, examine it, challenge it with those more learned than me, toss it around a bit and not find it wanting. I feel fortunate it has stood by me for all these years. As much as I am,…
Open the Gates
Flipping through the channels the other night I stopped at Charlie Rose on NPR. He was interviewing Jimmy Walker professional golfer and the 2016 PGA champion. No, I’m not a golfer, not any good at it at all. I play golf like a tennis player, which I am. But I do like to listen to people…
Why Are We Posting….
….all these vignettes about good things happening between any ethnic, cultural, religious, racial identity group? Yes, we are in a political season–actually we’ve been in this season for a long time, far too long. (If you are a candidate and propose an amendment that says the election process can be no longer than it takes to…