It was 1971. I was a freshman in college. I had left my Chicago home in September and was feeling homesick. My college was located
Fixing Ourselves
The New York Times ran a piece on How to Fix America last week. They asked “experts” what one simple thing could be done to
Leftovers
Oh, the joys of leftovers! The re-warmed stuffing that you can now pour gallons of gravy on! The cold turkey sandwiches with cranberry sauce! Pie!
Thanksgiving, 2020
Thanksgivings are memorable for many different reasons. It’s not the food that sticks in my hippocampus, although there are lots of food memories associated with
JUST STAY HOME!
Humans are notoriously poor at estimating risk. I mention this first thing because some of you may be considering going over the river and through
Becalmed
I developed a new relationship with doing nothing this week. In my prior relationship, my mind would be constantly chattering and delivering a play-by-play evaluation