Are “feet of clay” really just human flaws?

June 24, 2026
Surprise, surprise. Deepak Chopra was an Epstein buddy. Cesar Chavez raped women and minors. Many big names appear in the files in what seem to be incriminating ways. Powerful men and yes, women, too, overlooked, ignored or even took part in nefarious activities. Horrific things happened....

Nutritious, delicious eggplant pasta: a Sicilian staple

September 27, 2013
Eggplant parmesan or any dish including eggplant was one of the most eagerly anticipated meals in our old-school Sicilian household. The preparation of the eggplant...

A visit to beautiful Lake Tahoe

September 26, 2013
Summer's tail end is worth celebrating, so M and I decided to do a quick jaunt to Lake Tahoe. He'd never been, and I hadn't visited for decades. It's not like we're...

Wallow in the joy of being alone

September 25, 2013
Not everyone understand the joys of solitude, either for themselves or others. Years ago I had a friend who would get hugely pissed off when I'd withdraw and...

Hot toddy cure for what ails us

September 24, 2013
We're fighting bad and slowly progressing head colds with what's right now a dry cough and body aches. Not to mention that sinus headache that makes us miserable. Did...

Beginning is always hardest

September 23, 2013
Why is it that the first step is always the highest, the hardest and the one we like to avoid taking? You know what I mean. That is, if, like me, you are a...

The ghosts of Greenwich Village still walk its rainy street

September 22, 2013
Come along with me on a trip back in time to a neighborhood that vibrated with creativity of all kinds: Greenwich Village. On a rainy spring day a group of girlfriends...

The long view on tyrants and murderers

September 21, 2013
In the heat of the moment, it's hard to have the long view about tyrants and murderers. But that's one thing Gandhi was good at--looking at the long view, the bigger...

Random pleasures

September 20, 2013
One of life's great thrills is wandering around and discovering random pleasures, some guilty and some not so much. Grocery store items I wish I hadn't noticed. So one...

Promises, promises

September 19, 2013
"I guess I was wrong when I said I never promised anyone. I promised me." ~ Kermit the frog Some of the most important promises are those we make to ourselves. I don't...

Could it be Satan?

September 18, 2013
I know many people who are active in their church--publicly active --they take leadership roles and their affiliation with the institution is clearly visible in the...

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