Continue Reading Conditional Optimism The link below is something to cheer us all up. Pinker is a smart cookie, if there ever was one. Cognitive psychologist…
Continue Reading On Gifts Read it and laugh – or weep, as you please. The collection of quotes in the link below is priceless. Weekend Words: Gift Priceless like the best…
Continue Reading He lives here A story by Axel Hacke a German journalist and author, translated by yours truly. He Lives Here I met God the other day at the…
Continue Reading The Week between the Years This week will be catch as catch can. I’ll indulge myself in talking about religion and allowing myself sentimental musings (strictly verboten…
Continue Reading Love trumps Hate Hm. Will it be true? This story will at least make us laugh:https://vimeo.com/196277011 In any case, togetherness trumps loneliness. So for this last day…
Continue Reading Too little, too late? Here is the White House press release from 2 days ago about attempts to prevent arctic drilling. I am gladly accepting bets how…
Continue Reading Lion(s) in Winter Perhaps you remember the play, I do remember the movie (1968) Lion in Winter. I had a crush on Katherine Hepburn, closely followed…
Continue Reading Standing up It sort of feels inappropriate to write about zoo animals at a time when this election concluded the way it did and the…
Continue Reading Into Africa The late 1800s and early 1900s saw an emerging literary category specifically for adolescent girls in Germany. The particular schema – and I…
Continue Reading Tail Tales And other interesting tidbits about elephants Last week I treated myself to a glorious afternoon at the zoo, sans dogs, or any other obligations, just my camera and…
