Continue Reading Art as Witness. These are the woes of slaves; They glare from the abyss; They cry, from unknown graves, “We are the witnesses!” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Witnesses Just…
Continue Reading Monsters among us. The election results for the European Parliament are in. While not surprising, they are horrifying regarding the advancing power of the extremist…
Continue Reading Spread Peace: Yoko Ono’s installation at Portland Japanese Garden. “A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.” -Yoko Ono The next few days (6/7…
Continue Reading Modes of Philanthropy Does this happen to you as well? A particular topic enters your thoughts and then you see it everywhere you turn? Philanthropy…
Continue Reading Joy Not sure what we did to deserve this, but both of our children found partners who we adore. Adding two strong and…
Continue Reading Aging sans Parody. Last week saw me huffing and puffing on a perfectly flat path along the river, bones aching when I returned from a…
Continue Reading Kairos Kairos: a time when conditions are right for the accomplishment of a crucial action : the opportune and decisive moment. – Merriam-Webster Dictionary A…
Continue Reading Juxtapositions Walk with me. Be warned, though, you need to bring your ear plugs. I, of course, had no clue that they would…
Continue Reading Bosch, Revisited “Poor is the mind that always uses the inventions of others and invents nothing itself. -Hieronymus Bosch, one of the most idiosyncratic…
Continue Reading Tales from the Backyard Yesterday I had a few visitors in the backyard, which suited me just fine. I figured ending the week with tons of…
