We knew that any given greeting might be the last. Death was no stranger in that place.
I’m told this is our “Hong Kong moment.” Marches, letters, petitions, and sham trials aren’t getting it done. It’s time to flood the streets and stay until the revolution is over.
Our twin granddaughters live in Albuquerque. They’re 11 years old, just this side of puberty and corruptibility.
Over Christmas break we took them to Las Vegas to see “Love” at the Mirage…
Today is the fourth Sunday of Advent. The fourth candle stands for IMPEACHMENT. Well, maybe not on every Advent wreath […]
Advent is a Christian tradition steeped in Judaism. And Judaism is steeped in sorrow. By the rivers of Babylon, we […]
This is the Second Sunday of Advent. The first candle stands for hope. The second for faith. It may be […]
Nightmares begone! Today is the First Sunday of Advent. There’s a light up ahead. No more darkness. No more […]
I read the news this Tuesday past. A young man was found dead in the trunk of his car—shot by […]
I go to yoga the way a lot of people go to church. Which is to say, occasionally. And that […]
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