Easter Memories – Thank you, Mom
My mother is central to my Easter memories. She made Easter (and every other holiday) special in my life. I […]
The Family
How to stick to a job
Recently, I’ve had conversations with and about four youngish adults (all in their early thirties) and one fortyish adult who […]
I’m back – post-Christmas thoughts
(Explanatory note: I haven’t blogged in weeks. This is a longest stretch I’ve gone without blogging since I started a […]
Almost Will & Jada
My son, Cyrus McQueen, is featured in this short video, Almost Will & Jada, written by a good friend of his. […]
Encouragement
A mother, a brother, a teacher, a spouse, a child, a coach, a stranger, a friend – any or all […]
Whose turn is it to wash the dishes?
I don’t have to hunt through the trash to find the forks. I’m not a referee for “whose turn is […]
Words You Don’t Want to Hear
Four words that you don’t want to hear, especially when the call comes in the morning at a time you […]
Don’t Change – An impossible request of family
“Don’t change a hair for me, not if you care for me.”* When you live away from your family-of-birth and only get […]
Elizabeth Warren – Opportunity & My Mom
As an attendee at an Elizabeth Warren Listening Tour gathering recently in Dorchester, I was struck by her down-to-earth qualities, […]
Asking No Questions, So You’ll Tell Me No Lies
I’m asking no questions so you’ll tell me no lies, half-truths or sanitized versions of what’s going on. It doesn’t […]
A Tribute to Fathers (especially Stepfathers)
The late Leon Thomas sings a version of Song for My Father a jazz classic written by Horace Silver. It is […]
Can’t find the appropriate Father’s Day Card…
I am in the store buying father’s day cards – one for my step-dad, one for my husband, one for […]
Thank you on Mother’s Day – a message to my ...
On Mother’s Day I must say thank you: Thank you to my daughter, my first born, who made me a […]
Connectivity
We are all interconnected: Humans Animals Land Sea Dependent upon one another for something…for everything. Food Oil Work Workers Connected: […]
DNA Don’t Lie (El Niño, El Niño)*
I saw my father for the first time since I was 2 years old on my recent trip to Florida. When […]
Giving back (a post from Well,Then)
Well,Then is the online community of Harvard Pilgrim. In video blogs and blog posts people share ideas and experiences under the following […]
Returning home – 2
After you visit home, especially during an extended stay, little tensions, old patterns and fresh observations happen. My brother, whose […]
Returning Home -1
What does it mean to return home? Is home a physical place you go to or live in? Or is […]