TRAPPED IN CHURCH
Last Sunday I thought I was only going into a church building. But, alas, I ended up trapped in a church service.
A DAY OF MOURNING
Our national Day of Thanksgiving and a national Day of Mourning occur this week.
THIS WILL SAVE DEMOCRACY
My blog post last week ended with a challenge: What is one thing we can do to strengthen democracy? Here’s a sampler of replies along with “the winner.”
THE END IS NEAR
In case you hadn’t heard: The world ends on Tuesday.
A HALLOWEEN STORY
The devil paid me a visit this week. He’d let himself in. (The devil never knocks.)
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
If I get to choose when and where to die, it would be right here, immersed in this soundscape with my family and friends sitting close by.
PUSHING MY LUCK
I don’t believe in thoughts and prayers. I don’t believe in tarot, Ouija or I Ching. I don’t believe in providence, fate, or luck.
CAN YOU READ THIS?
What do the following people have in common? Cher, Anderson Cooper, Henry (“the Fonz”) Winkler, Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Branson, Keira Knightley, Albert Einstein, Robin Williams.
THE SNAKE GUY
Last Sunday we gathered to pay tribute to the snake guy’s bodacious life and noble work. But just as we were about to begin something happened.
THREE FUNERALS AND A WEDDING
Death’s been on my mind lately. Three friends buried this month. I’m starting to think I have more dead friends than living ones.
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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!