I’m witnessing a surge in big, old-fashioned weddings for those who can afford up to half a million dollars to rent tents, clubs, hire staff, and buy the necessary clothes.
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men?
Many who hear or read the phrase seize on its Biblical meaning which was literal and remains literal today, and as yet no one has suggested attempting to replace the book with Let Us Now Praise Famous Women.
These Are Those Who Have Come Out of Great Tribulation
Once a year members of my church here in Santa Fe volunteer to cook a week’s supper for our unhoused population; I look forward to it.
The War on Terror Is at Home
When I pass a pretty adobe house on my street walking Pip, a disembodied voice suddenly speaks: “Hi. Your approach is being recorded.”
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.
Are We Sliding Backwards?
Am I pessimistic? Maybe so. But it’s a pessimism that I think is appropriate.
My Bear Is Back
I know she/they are back because my tube bird feeders are lying on the ground, seeds scattered and gone.
Rose B. Simpson: Leaving Fingerprints Behind
I remember when I first met Rose at her booth in Santa Fe’s August Indian Market. She had hung an astonishing large color photograph on the front of her booth…
Sleeping With Animals
Now that we are entering the coldest months of the year here in the Southwest, I’m saying a prayer of gratitude for all the animals I’ve slept with over the years.