Nostalgia and reality: two sides of a coin

January 26, 2026
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The 1960s float in my memory like a haze of sunlight through a beaded curtain. Golden afternoons, music drifting from a transistor radio, the kind of melodies that...
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How far would you go for a loved one?

January 19, 2026
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How far would you go? I read an article in The Atlantic recently about a mom whose son suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car accident. He was left in what...
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The emotional violence of needing to be right

January 15, 2026
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There is a violence in the way some people insist on being right. Of aggressively insisting their view prevail. They don’t just want to be understood—they want to...
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I saw the hunger for human kindness

January 12, 2026
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I wore this sweatshirt on a plane to and from Maui and again on my holiday flights to New York and back.  I was surprised at the number of people in the airport and on...
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10 Comments · Inspiration, Opinion

Why being ghosted by a friend isn’t always a bad thin

January 7, 2026
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Being Ghosted by a Friend — and Why It’s Sometimes a Gift in Disguise There are few things as disorienting as being ghosted by someone you once...
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8 Comments · Inspiration, Opinion

How to be your own advocate in the hospital

January 2, 2026
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How to Be Your Own Advocate in the Hospital Hospitals can be intimidating places. The language, the pace, the constant rotations of staff—it’s easy to feel small...
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Why we can’t afford to look away from inhumanity

December 29, 2025
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There are times when silence becomes complicity — and this is one of them. The most brutal of examples is Hamas. What Hamas has done is not resistance, not...
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8 Comments · Opinion

How to support wildlife in winter

December 22, 2025
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Winter may be beautiful, but it can be brutal for our wild animal friends. As temperatures drop and natural food sources become scarce, birds, squirrels, and other...
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4 Comments · Inspiration, Opinion

What’s happening here?

December 19, 2025
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There's something happening here What it is ain't exactly clear There's a man with a gun over there Telling me we need to beware.* Many of that man's supporters...
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Why we should not fear visits from extra-terrestrials

December 12, 2025
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A follow on to the last post: We imagine them in the dark: silver ships, cold eyes, a verdict passed on humanity. Fear lights up instantly — it’s an old wiring,...
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