Orange is not a color to me. It is a smell. I was born in a town surrounded by orange […]
REBLOG—-DEMOCRACY STARTS ON THE PLAYGROUND – BY ELLIN CURLEY — Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth
I never thought that parenting practices could have a direct effect on the health and functionality of our democracy, yet that was the thesis of an article in the Sunday New York Times on Sept. 1, 2018. The article, by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff, is called “How to Play Our Way To A Better Democracy” […]
Bird Man
The piece of paradise that we call home is also home to a lot of critters. We hear coyotes at […]
Sucabee
Coffee That simple stimulant that has saved the world (or at least the one I live in) from total annihilation. […]
Migraine
It starts without any notice. The timing is off, the voltage is wrong, the receptor cell is blocked. Something like […]
Quail Hollow
This morning felt like fall. Almost cold, very bright and gently quiet. Except for the whining of dogs. A quick […]
I Can Crow!
It is out. It arrived today in my mailbox. And although I have read it a thousand times before now, […]
The North Wall
It is a stark piece of limestone etched out of the mountainside years ago. Its upper crest is foxtail heaven. […]
A Smile Comes Before the Tears
My brother Daniel passed on December 13, 2010. He had been my best friend, a mentor, a counselor, a staunch […]
Voir Dire
My very first trial was a misdemeanor embezzlement case. Actually it was charged as an attempt to pass an […]
