Friends, due to issues with my email there will be no posts for the indefinite future… I hope to be posting again very soon!
The March of Cell Towers
HR-3557 would mean “unrestricted proliferation of cell towers…near homes, schools and playgrounds” and “on any structure that could support an antenna.”
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
In the middle of all the shouting about the Barbie movie and the millions, if not billions, Hollywood plans to make, it’s worth remembering that there was an earlier, much earlier, independent video.
California Dreamin’
It’s no longer just the perfectly proportioned who wear thongs on the beach; the size of some of the buttocks on display is awe-inspiring.
Writing What You Don’t Know
Writing workshop wisdom used to be write what you know, a doctrine I’ve found increasingly confining.
What’s the Matter With “The Runaway Bunny”?
My mother didn’t favor books written for children since she believed we could all absorb adult literature at an early age and be the better for it—and I think she was probably right.
Barbieheimer
The release of Oppenheimer at the same time of a new Barbie film is not a coincidence… But what is the connection?
Where Is the Match
It may be the role of our spiritual leaders—those we accept—to give us the wood for a fire but expect us to provide the match. I thought of that Monday
Summer Sports: Volleyball
As I sit on a bench in the shade waiting for him, I see a group of eight young people working at pegging the outline of a big square and digging in two posts for a net.
Dead Souls
What happened to the energy and hope that created the Women’s Movement? The urge to reform capitalism that was a part of the 1960s?