Trying to meditate
Stumble down the stairs. Open the blinds or keep them closed. Turn off the front and back porch […]
My ears are hurting (sometimes)
Cuss words are best when they are used rarely. When they are sprinkled repeatedly throughout a conversation, when […]
Round-up 2
Stuff I Did Saw the play, Stones in His Pockets (running ‘til March 16) at the Lyric Theatre with […]
9 year olds are children
Definition of the word child from Encarta Dictionary: English A young human being. A young human being between […]
Internship?
Question: What is the difference between an intern and an entry-level staff person? Answer: One extracts free or […]
Saturday Roundup
Stuff I DidWatched snow fall and fall and fall. Listened to thunder but couldn’t really see the lightning […]
Thank you neighbors & strangers
Thank you to the thousands of people whose labor during blizzards, power-outages, hurricanes and other disasters or big events, […]
Candelaria’s Indicators
Recently, I’ve seen presentations by three different organizations – one non-profit, one corporate, and one government – which featured […]
We love hierarchy in our democracy
The United States of America is a democracy that loves hierarchy. This struck me when I was traveling […]
The Martian Probe
How about I’m here at this event because I was invited like I presume you were? (Actually, I […]
Books Read in 2012
Key: **** superb *** really liked ** liked * it was okay () pure fluff (Note: I’ve written […]
Three unexpected thank yous
I received three unexpected thank you notes in the past week. All of them were from young people […]
Late fall pleasures
Two simple pleasures happen in the late fall each year. The first is the blooming of our Christmas cactus. […]
Feeling at Home
When I first thought of this post, I thought it was going to be about having cultural event […]
More,please
I have so much to be thankful for and I recognize and give thanks every day. You know I […]
The battle was fought and the victory is won!
Congratulations on a hardwon victory by Team Obama. I am so pleased that he won, clearly, and can […]
A child is not an adult
A child is a child no matter what they do, how they talk, their size, or their walk. […]
Just don’t go
It’s okay to say no. It’s okay to not go. It’s okay to stay home. Sometimes you need […]