Key West DreamsThe pool is quiet at the Southernmost, hot air shimmers and suspends conversation. The lazy circles, floating ripples disguise the seamy…Jun 6, 20231Jun 6, 20231
I’m trying to understand the simple cruelty behind the entrenched tribalism in the United States.The putrid visage of hate and willful denial of the horror of slavery and its business dealings become front and center in my mind’s eye…Aug 25, 2021Aug 25, 2021
Loss in a time of celebrationI’ve been trying to frame my feelings since our participation in the Independence Day parade.Jul 7, 20211Jul 7, 20211
Terminal UnderstandingThere is an odd tenderness that comes with aging. Perhaps it is that we understand our own fragility or that we can see the end of time…Feb 16, 20212Feb 16, 20212
Managing the Great UnwashedJustice Kagan recently gave a most eloquent dissent to the Supreme Court’s decision on over-ruling worship restrictions. “I fervently hope…Feb 6, 2021Feb 6, 2021
Shape shiftingAs I have aged my body has changed. Some for the better, some not so much. As I have aged I have changed my body as well:Aug 30, 2020Aug 30, 2020
Going to PotI’ve always had gardens: big ones, small ones, rangy out of control ones,tightly manicured ones; some with vegetables, some not. All manner…Aug 29, 2020Aug 29, 2020