Politics is a topic we are taught not to discuss amongst family or friends. Of late, and particularly this election...
The other day, my mind wandered to friendship, and how modern politics is eroding it, undermining it, and making it...
One simple call, that’s all. The other day, an old friend called “out of the blue.” Not too close, he...
Without humor, where would we be? Life is a grand tragedy, or survivable comedy, or a touch of both, as...
Several years ago, after reading hundreds of Thomas Jefferson’s letters – some short, many to family, most to friends –...
How do you cultivate optimism in an unsettling time – personally, nationally, globally? How do you keep perspective, maintain balance,...
In the spirit of Auld Lang Syne, the first line of which is “Should old acquaintance be forgot…,” forgive me...
The CDC recommends safety steps when visiting family and friends who have a higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19.