Widening the eye of the needle
After many false starts to retrieve my 93 year old mom from the small rural ...
Activating the covid net
When my 92 year old mother was diagnosed with covid 19, I reminded myself to ...
Unexpected learning in the wake of the election
I learned that the Biden/Harris ticket had won while driving and needed to pull over ...
Choices During Covid
In her interview with National Public Radio, Christina Koch remarked that one of the psychological ...
Toward a new equilibrium (from May 2020)
I had always tested squarely in the E column between Extrovert and Introvert. I was ...
Sticks and Stones: What’s in a Name?
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can cut to the quick. A ...
Ending the year with a Bang!
Their faces were a kaleidoscope of confusion, disbelief and then scarcely concealed mirth upon learning ...
Symphony of sounds delights more than the senses
My Juilliard trained dad was a concert oboist, and played with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic ...
The complicated scourge of plastic bags
Our town recently voted NOT to ban plastic bags as part of the check out ...