Italy – The Planning
We took a family trip to Rome Italy to visit Nicole who is spending the semester there. I had every intention of taking a few moments each day to journal about the trip. I...
Representation Matters
I want to scream. And screaming into a mostly empty, cavernous house won’t necessarily make me feel better. So I’m going to scream here. A little bit of disjointed background: I received an email...
The Professional and the Blowhard
MA Attorney General Maura Healey debated her opponent Jay McMahon in Boston on Wednesday, and I was lucky enough to be in the audience. For the past year and a half now, I’ve been...
In Search of Mar-a-Lago
In my previous post from long ago, I mentioned we had bought a seasonal home in Florida. Boy, has it been nice spending this particular winter here rather than there. Four Nor’easters. In March....
Hitting Close to Home
As some of you know, my daughter is a member of the Wheaton College women’s soccer team. You may also know there was an incident there that has received some attention. During a team...
Getting Back to ABCs
Sometimes I can be a bit naive, and there are certain moments when it is crystal clear to me how much I do not know. All of this talk of statues has brought on...
Nonnegotiables
Apparently there are “many sides” contributing to our problems. Since the election, I’ve been thinking about how to best communicate with at least some of those sides. I’ve read and seen that discussing facts...