ROAD TO HELL
Last week I went through hell to get to Hadestown, a Tony award—winning Broadway musical at the National Theater.
FATHER’S DAY NEARLY SPOILED
Today my father is on my mind. So is Donald Trump.
WILL THERE BE A NEXT TIME? (For Dave)
I went to a birthday party last Saturday. Some friends were unseen, conspicuous by their absence.
THE GREAT AGNOSTIC
I finally met the man I was taught to disdain. I immediately liked him.
PHENOMENOLOGY. (It’s ok. You’ll get it.)
My mother was a phenomenologist.
MUSIC AT A FUNERAL
Remember the 1983 movie The Big Chill?
THE DIVINE RIGHT OF KINGS
I saw Charles III crowned in Westminster Abbey. I expected Monty Python to save the day. No such luck.
(AND A) TIME TO BE SILENT
I looked in and around my world for something to occupy my mind, something remarkable. I found nothing, except this.
SCARIER THAN THE GRIM REAPER
The Grim Reaper was not by my bedside. Something scarier was.
THE SHOCK OF MY LIFE
This past Wednesday I was on my back in the Berkeley Medical Center Cath Lab, plugged in for the shock of my life.
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SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER
I reached a personal milestone yesterday. Alas, there were no fireworks and no parades.
O JOGO BONITO
Soccer is a beautiful game, my sons told me years ago. I couldn’t see what they saw, but I’m beginning to.
BEYOND REASON
I'm a soccer fan but not a fanatic. Alas, the game releases the inner barbarian.
BORN ON THE 5TH OF JULY
Today is my birthday. I was born in 1947. Let's hear if for the boomers!