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Ten Highlights of Six Hours in Seattle
I had six hours to tour Seattle between light rail depositing me at Westlake Station and meeting my niece and her three boys for pizza in Capital Hill. The next nine days would be family-focused in a small town an … Continue reading
Posted in United States
Tagged Comet Tavern, Elliott Bay Book Company, Honeyhole, ponchos, Seahawks, Seattle, Sound Transit, Starbucks
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Loving Bookish Seattle Even Before I Arrive
People buy more books, per capita, in Seattle than anywhere in the United States – one and half times the national average. Although I cannot vouch that they actually read more (since they’re also busy spending more than twice the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, United States
Tagged AIA Seattle, Elliott Bay Book Company, Rem Koolhaus, Seattle, Seattle Times
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Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1,2,3): Reminiscent of Another Iconic Drama
As I took my seat after Intermission at ART’s production of Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1,2,3), I was struck that Suzan-Lori Parks’ historical drama is first cousin to another epic of another disenfranchised group in another era: … Continue reading
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Tagged Angels in America, ART, Father Comes Home from the Wars, Odyssey, Suzan -Lori Parks, Tony Kuschner
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MIT Takes a Slice of my Life
The MIT Alumni Association publishes a Slice of Life every day. Back in October they made a podcast about my work in Haiti, (MIT Alumni Interview) which proved so successful they followed up with a short video, available on You … Continue reading
Dream Cycle: The Dreams of Boys, the Dreams of Men
Last week I posted an essay about my dreams for the world, coincident with Martin Luther King Day. Serendipitously, the next day my niece emailed family and friends soliciting dreams for her seven-year-old son. My nephew’s been waking from bad … Continue reading
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Another Check off the Bucket List
I’m no fan of the term ‘bucket list’. It elevates the idea of peak experience, and thus diminishes the reality of life in the moment. Still, among guys my age (emphasis on GUYS) it’s a topic that comes up time … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Uncategorized
Tagged Architecture by Moonlight, bucket list, cycling, Haiti, New York Times, Twitter
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I Have a Dream – 2015
On this Martin Luther King Day I have a dream that today this nation, this world, will rise up and live out the true meaning of the creed that all men are created equal. That we abandon labels that divide – white … Continue reading
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After the Earthquake’s Anniversary
It is incongruous that the fifth anniversary of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, on Monday January 12, provided such a flurry of excitement and activity for me. I am just coming off the media blur. However, I was happy to participate … Continue reading
Posted in Haiti
Tagged Gengel, Grand Goave, Haiti, Haiti building code, Haiti earthquake, Haiti reconstruction, Len Gengel, Mission of Hope International
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5 Years after the Haiti Earthquake: 20 Visits & 10 Gifts Received
Five years ago, an earthquake devastated Haiti. Hundreds of thousands of people died, though exact numbers are elusive in that imprecise country. International aid poured in. Some helped, much didn’t, despite First World hubris that we would ‘build back better’. … Continue reading
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Tagged Be Like Brit, Grand Goaave, Haiti, Haiti earthquake, Mission of Hope, Mission of Hope International
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Cambridge May be Cushy, but We’re Not Afraid of the Cold
The thermometer dropped below zero last night, and the City of Boston closed public schools today. Really? There’s no snow on the ground, little ice and the sun is bright. One might have thought that the precious, coddled People’s Republic … Continue reading
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