Let us remember it, every moment

June 15, 2026
No one in these senior years is immune to thoughts that attempt to make meaning of the lives we've lived. And as usual, a recent episode of the television show, Call the Midwife, has evoked those kinds of deep thoughts. As children on the show made time capsules (and yes, some of the adults,...

A mountain of evidence, where there should be none

January 13, 2011
As I said yesterday, I stand with groups of very educated, credible architects, engineers, pilots and scholars, who believe that the result of the official 9/11...

Things are not always what they seem

January 13, 2011
It's time for a distraction. A different conspiracy theory and a chance to think I'm a complete nut-job. You didn't think I could be fluffy all the time, did you?Are you...

Truth & lies

January 12, 2011
True words are often not beautiful,just as beautiful words are often not true.-Japanese proverb We make sense of our world and our relationshipsby what people say...

A political conversation

January 11, 2011
I was talking with someone yesterday about the horrific shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford. We both expressed dismay at the shooting and concern about the...

A peony break

January 11, 2011
The world's been just a little too ugly these days.I think it's time for a short peony break.To focus on something beautiful for a moment.Then, back to Diva's regular...

Il dolce far niente

January 10, 2011
Even if we're not Protestant, many of us still subscribe tothe Protestant work ethic.We've simply got to be doing something. In motion. All the time.{Ok, maybe my...

Worry beads & loss

January 9, 2011
There's another way to deal with grief, as well:those who keep loss like worry beads in their pocket,always touching them, working them,actively aware of theirpresence...

Brick in your pocket

January 8, 2011
Some people may think yesterday's Storypeople post on loss is an unrealistic, Pollyanna-ish way to look at it.Grief is a heavy weight that's always with us.Something...

the gym judgment getting fit

January 7, 2011
If you're like most people, you're a week into your new year's resolution to go to the gym, and you're notdoing so well.Here's the deal: people who need to get to the...

Reason to live

January 7, 2011
They left me with your shadow, saying things like Life is not fair & I believed them for a long time. But today, I remembered the way you laughed &...

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