Climate change. I worry about the future, not that I would likely live to see the worst effects in my lifetime, but my children might — and if they have children, my grandchildren will. Already, I believe that our climate has irrevocably altered. Things I enjoy like chocolate, coffee, vanilla… those may disappear in a […]
Category: editorial
Where there is life, there is hope.
I do not know where this post’s title comes from — it’s so old that it has entered the public domain. According to some websites it is from Cicero, translated into English in the 1500s. Is this true? [small digression: I distinguish between “truth” which is a useful and generalizable sensibility that perhaps not everyone […]
Offline
[The site was restored later that month… we must not give in to fear, we must not be afraid to speak out against injustice, and we must not be cautious when going to the aid of others.] I have taken this site offline for a while. Pages are gone, posts are gone. Archived, but no […]
Politics – a long view
I would like to know why a man who has had multiple wives and mistresses isn’t called out for trying to shame a faithful wife for her husband’s infidelities? I would like to know why the Republican party decided to nominate a man with no plan, with no demonstrated ability to interpret or even follow […]
Fifteen Years
For fifteen years, we have talked about, and gone to war pretending it fixes, the events of September 11, 2001. On that day, I woke suddenly from deep sleep the instant the first plane hit. I lost a college friend that day. Other people lost so much more. We all lost a sort of innocence […]
Rants and Raves
THIS POST WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN in June 2012. Posting in now because some (many?) parts still seem relevant. Sometimes, even the most mild-mannered people (which I am, clearly, not!) need to let off steam to express strong opinions and to seek feedback on opinions. Here are three things that have been simmering in the back […]
What’s Wrong World-wise… Political content (another delayed post, from 4 October 2007)
or world-dumb, I suppose. disclaimer: What follows is purely my opinion, based on personal experience and reflection, but hey! it seems to work for me and mine. The most important thing that may be wrong is impatience. People are impatient to grow up, to make money, to “get there” and forget to enjoy the process. […]
In charge of change (another delayed post)
The orginal post was almost finished in January 2009. Here is the original, and how I would finish it now: It seems to me that a lot of the time people expect government to step in and do clean-up, not matter what the troubles, whether big or small. And it seems to me that, sometimes, […]
Difficult Times
I generally try to avoid politics here. I feel, however, it is important to express important things. And right now, I want to express my sorrow at the escalation of wars in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. I am distressed and concerned about the possibility for a very serious and wide-ranging involvement. What can […]
What really matters
I started this month with every intention of making my goal of 50,000 words for the NaNoWriMo challenge this year. But between working, the conference and this last week when I really couldn’t write, I know I won’t make that goal. And it’s okay. I made it almost to 18,000 words, which would be a […]