Gemini created image 4/3/2025 Most senior citizens live with huge stacks of paper memories: books, letters, writings, and photos. Some of it is stuff we inherited from ancestors who hoped…
It’s impossible to witness the firings of lifetime civil servants and the defunding of humanitarian agencies without despair and anger. Each day's news delivers yet another hammer blow to my…
I’m working very hard to ignore the news these days: tragic photos of Gaza refugees, stories of career civil servants being illegally dismissed, the fear of our many immigrant neighbors;…
My least favorite word is “should.” When I visualize should I see a parent lecturing a child. Should often accompanies recommendations for lifestyle changes such as diet, exercise and sleep.…
My friend Robin stood quietly pondering the café ice cream display. So many choices: blueberry pomegranate, rum raisin. The server gently suggested mango sorbet, but Robin shook her head. Others…
I had an inspiring conversation with one of the centenarians living in our senior community the other day. She was using her powered wheelchair, whipping down the hallway of our…
Last summer, I stood in line at a New York City theater, eager to see the Broadway play, Hadestown. The wait was long, the air was thick with the heat…