Bayard Rustin: A Remembrance
My youngest grandson is in second grade. His class was studying Black History, and each student was asked to make a project. He chose to...
Category : Personal
A New Direction for This Blog
I started this blog in April 2012, because I had a lot of things I wanted to say, more than I could put into a...
Merry Christmas to All!
Merry Christmas to everyone who reads these words. This has been a difficult year for people all over the world. The end is in sight,...
My Suggestion for Holiday Gifts
I always have this problem in early December: What shall I give to the children in my life? This year I did something I have...
Good News for Me
I wrote the other day that I am in quarantine. This was because my grandson was in a class where another student tested positive. The...
I’m in Quarantine
We went to dinner last night at my son’s house, especially to see the grandsons ages 7 and 14. I sat next to the older...
How to Relax When You Are Stressed Out
This is one of those days when almost everyone is on edge. Today is an incredibly important election, certainly the most important in my lifetime....
Remembering 9/11
I was in New York City on 9/11/01. I lived about a mile from the World Trade Center, across the Brooklyn Bridge. I literally felt...
My Interview with the New York Review of Books
I was totally tickled by Diane’s comment to the interviewer about regulars on her blog being like so many “imaginary friends” from childhood. This inspired...
Today is the Birthday of One of My Favorite Poets
Happy birthday, Gerard Manley Hopkins. When I was a student at Wellesley College, I would sometimes take solitary walks around Lake Waban and think deep...