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Our Government is Failing Us. I am Complicit.
It’s a national fact that the US Congress is ineffective. We have a gaggle of Senators who do little more than “piddle twiddle and resolve” to quote John Adams from the musical 1776. Add to that a hoard of Representatives … Continue reading
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Tagged democracy, Ed Markey, Elizabeth Warren, government, Katherine Clark
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We Are Saners
There’s a guy in Philadelphia with a podcast and a website and a vision for a future that could enable humans to find a way to exist for a long time on planet earth. His name is Ray Katz. He … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, Climate crisis, non-violence, Ray Katz, We are Saners
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My Favorite (Good News) Story of 2023
The news these days is bleak, right? Local news is all murder and arson and corruption and crime. National news is all political brawling, social injustice, economic excess, corruption and crime. International news is all war and famine, planet on … Continue reading
2024: I Wish You Peanuts
When Helen Hayes was a struggling actress, she strolled through central Park with her boyfriend, Charles MacArthur. He bought a bag of peanuts, placed a few in her hand, and told her, “I wish these were emeralds.” Time passed. Helen … Continue reading
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Open City vs. Leave the World Behind
The dichotomy between Teju Cole’s novel, Open City, and the dystopian movie, Leave the World Behind, may not be evident to anyone. Serendipitously, I was mid-way through Mr. Cole’s musings of long walks through Manhattan when I watched Julia Roberts … Continue reading
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5 Keys to Successful Retirement
Ten years ago today, I retired. I must admit, I’m pretty good at it. A quarter of all retirees return to work, more often because they want something to do than they need the money. If you don’t want to … Continue reading
What’s in a Name: The Debate over Faneuil Hall
The names we give our streets and squares, civic and institutional buildings, are a direct reflection of our culture. Not as it is, so much as what we aspire it to be. Names bestowed memorialize for generations, sometimes even centuries, … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston, Faneuil Hall, Peter Faneuil, Sackler, Shapiro
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The Fog of War
I find myself spending less time reading the news these days. Not because there’s less news. (Hah!) Not because I’m disinterested. It’s because so much of the news describes the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. I know these are important … Continue reading
Tree Owl
Walking home from the gym on a drizzly day-before-Thanksgiving, a swirl of white attracts my eye, tucked between the vertical 2×4’s bound across most every tree on my ever-under-construction street. Upon closer inspection, it’s an owl’s head, painted on the … Continue reading
