Elephant Walk?
Walk like an elephant? Imagine that. Not so long ago, a thought breezed through my mind. (This happens every now […]
Temptation in Dorchester
Recently, two new temptations in Dorchester have appeared, testing my will and vying for my money. The first temptation is […]
Handling Rejection – an inspirational essay
Handling Rejection is an inspirational essay I’ve written. It was originally inspired by a heart-wrenching phone call I received from […]
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 […]
Taking a pause for my cause
Sometimes you just have to take a break from the everyday demands. Notice I said take a break not a […]
The Big Payback
Well maybe it’s not the big payback. A better title might be – paying it backwards.I have been given the […]
All That is Bitter & Sweet – Ashley Judd’s Memoir ...
Note: It was my pleasure to introduce and interview Ashley Judd for the Ford Hall Forum on April 8, 2011 […]
Bittersweet Humanitarianism – Ashley Judd
It was my pleasure to introduce, interview and moderate Ashley Judd’s presentation at the Ford Hall Forum Ashley Juddwith Candelaria Silva […]
Planning for the (Food) Apocalypse
It is wonderful to learn about and frightening at the same time – at least to me. There are people […]
Permission Not Granted (nor sought)
I was never asked nor did I give permission to any of the following and yet I have to live […]
Bing! Bing! Bing! Bing!
I sure wish I could write like that I often think when I feel down on my writing or have read a […]
Just One is All You Need
All you have to find is that one person to love you. Not thousands, just one. One who thrills at […]
Connectivity
We are all interconnected: Humans Animals Land Sea Dependent upon one another for something…for everything. Food Oil Work Workers Connected: […]
An observation is not a complaint
It may be different for others but it’s the same as it always was for me. That sentence is a […]
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 […]
Diligent in Dudley
Last Saturday I was at a morning meeting at Haley House Bakery & Café in the Dudley Square Commercial District […]
Exercise TV – Yippee!
2010-2011 has proven to be a fiercely-serious winter in Boston with multiple, heavy snowstorms, frigid temperatures, and cancelled meetings and […]
Pick up the Phone!
In the past couple of weeks, I’ve had a number of close encounters of the weird kind involving phones. In […]