Kindness rules
The title of Carlo Rovelli’s latest book hooked me in. There are places in the world where rules are less…
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Astride a grave
In a recent episode of the Rocco Schiavone detective series, the medical examiner addresses the corpse of a murder victim…
Ah, strike quickly, blessed hour.
Last Sunday I went to a Bach Cantata Fest performed by the Dryden Ensemble at the Miller Chapel in Princeton…
Through a glass darkly.
An old glass plate used for years to catch overflow and drips from potted plants. Hence the film along the…
Do as I say.
Yesterday afternoon I wrote the last post about the word “faith,” ending with how I want to avoid the dangers…
Trust me. It’s a dog-whistle.
Family arguments make me uncomfortable. Here we were, well into our third meeting about organizing an effort to assist immigrants….
Struggling with God 47 years ago
I’ve been looking through my old diaries when I lived in Kenya between January 1966 and August 1968, reviewing material for…
Oops!
It is said that when you only have a hammer, the world becomes a nail. Since my post on Sophie’s…
Things fall apart
It’s been more than a week since the last post on this blog. Anne Mei and I have been traveling around looking…
Timbre
After Anne Mei’s performance of the Allegro from Stamitz’s Viola Concerto in D the other day I texted my BFF, “AM rocked her recital.” …