We have to expect that there will on occasion be a storm; it is just part of the way the weather system on our planet works. Until recently, prior to…
Here in Vermont we began the day with high winds and snow—whiteout blizzard conditions. It felt a lot like the news of the day. Until the beginning of the year…
When we were growing up, my brother and I shared a bedroom, and on nights when we couldn’t leave the excitement of the day behind—and most of our days then…
Who needs all this misery and pain? Having just spent a month with covid, I certainly don’t. But I know rolling over and going back to sleep, while it did…
This race for the presidency has reached a point where I need to be very clear with friends and family and any who reads this. What happened on Sunday night…
Vermont is rare in many ways: no billboards for starters, and, more importantly, the first state to legalize same-sex marriage by legislation. That change, after many years of outward and…
I’ve felt lost much of this week, seemingly headed into parts of life unknown, dark and scary. The headlines offer little useful direction, are in fact distracting, causing me to…
There are more and more things I don’t remember well as I grow older. The internet can be a great tool to help fill in the gaps but only when…
I realized today how down and discouraged I’ve been the past few days, very unlike how I usually am, the eternal optimist. I know, I know…I’m not alone in the darkness! As…
I clearly remember the old soap opera, As the World Turns, on black and white television, in part because my mom, much to her horror, got hooked on it. It is easy to get…
Still Learning To See 
Finding my way
I’ve felt lost much of this week, seemingly headed into parts of life unknown, dark and scary. The headlines offer little useful direction, are in fact distracting, causing me to…