September 30, 3030 I'm mindful to keep this blog a place for all views. I'm asking myself what can I give to make our country our planet a better place? As I woke up this morning the pervading thought was, "Can we all take a

On Friday night, my friend Jen text me a tear-eyed and broken heart emoji and the initials RBG. I text her back, "What happened to RBG?"  And soon, like millions, I would find out the sad news that she had transitioned.   I won't forget where I

"Lighten up, Francis". Many of us can remember that iconic scene in Stripes, when Francis Soyer says, "Any of you guys call me Francis and I’ll kill you.", and Sergeant Hulka's classic reply to lighten his mood and to not take things so seriously.  Boy oh

"It feels daunting", said my fifteen-year-old nephew as he described going back to school today. A hybrid schedule-- two days on the computer, two days in school and a flex day every other week without being able to see all his friends, though

The last forty-eight hours I have been under the weather. I woke up Sunday night to severe abdominal cramps and a fever.  There is something about being sick that makes you very present. Today I feel much better and the subject of