Three unexpected thank yous
I received three unexpected thank you notes in the past week. All of them were from young people – 1 […]
Yearly Archives: 2012
Late fall pleasures
Two simple pleasures happen in the late fall each year. The first is the blooming of our Christmas cactus. I can’t […]
Feeling at Home
When I first thought of this post, I thought it was going to be about having cultural event fatigue. My […]
More,please
I have so much to be thankful for and I recognize and give thanks every day. You know I do – […]
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 continue to […]
A child is not an adult
A child is a child no matter what they do, how they talk, their size, or their walk. Being a […]
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 to nest. […]
Is that all there is…
Is that all there is? The lyrics werewritten with a soul-deep, world weariness and sung with a shrug of nothing-really-matters-and-I-do-not-care […]
Some pleasures
Pleasures surround. Pleasures abound. It was a pleasure to share dinner with a friend and her husband and cousin on […]
Black Economy, White Privilege – Ford Hall Forum
I am moderating this panel for the Ford Hall Forum.Black Economy, White Privilege Sponsored by the Greater New England Minority Supplier […]
Ending, concluding, summing up
I’ve noticed that in fiction, especially short stories, stories often stop rather than conclude. While recently reading a couple of […]
Always meeting for the first time
“It’s like I’m always meeting them for the first time.”My husband often laments that every time he runs into certain people, it’s […]
Fantastic Four
Every family has its movers and shakers who make things happen. There are family historians, family connectors, family champions, and […]
You…plus two – in memoriam
The is written in memory of the victims of two separate, unrelated (so we are told) murders of a total […]
Me thinks mean things
I have a confession to make. Sometimes I think mean things. Venemous things. In rhyme. Like: You made me […]
Productive Procrastination?
I am not generally a procrastinator except when I am. I prefer to think of what I do while I’m […]
Lessons from a granddaughter
On a day when you’re just going through the motions; when everything feels like drudgery at its worse and routine […]
Almost Will & Jada
My son, Cyrus McQueen, is featured in this short video, Almost Will & Jada, written by a good friend of his. […]