Continue Reading Migration (3) Happy sloths. Happy storks. Happy Cows. Unhappy whales. At least some of them. (And yes, you only get the jokes if you…
Continue Reading Migration (2) Yesterday I introduced the happy sloths of Panama. Today, let’s turn to happy cows. Doing whatever cows do in the Bavarian country…
Continue Reading Migration There’s always Panama. If we get too overwhelmed by the insanity of the contemporary world we could migrate to some island near…
Continue Reading Choices, Choices… Happy New Year to one and all. And what should it be, dear reader, the first weekly topic of 2020? What is…
Continue Reading Reasons for Optimism Today I offer some insights brazenly stolen from a list found in The Nation, a useful reminder that there are points of…
Continue Reading Respite Need respite from too much food, too much company, too many balls in the air, from recycling gift wrapping paper, never mind…
Continue Reading Christmas Legend Leave it to me, to serve you up with a snarky poem by Master Brecht on Christmas Day. The way I see…
Continue Reading Christmas Eve I crave determination, cherish stubbornness, and celebrate intent. It can find you room in a stable, convert a manger into a cradle,…
Continue Reading Miracle Yes, Happy Hanukah and yes, it involved a miracle, although it is a minor Jewish holiday, really, and one that grew out…
Continue Reading Thursday Morning – a Continuation Pull up a chair, dear reader, join us at the breakfast table. (I cannot begin to tell you how much it gives…
