Re-Learning to Read
October is National Book Month. And…
And I would be mortified to admit how many books I’ve read since the start of the year. Can’t make myself tell you. Listened to—that’s another story. I listen to audiobooks every day. And of course I consume a lot of printed stuff online. But not with the same attention and focus I bring to
Caring in Coronaville
The Seattle-area retirement community where my parents live is just a few miles from the nursing home at the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic in the US. We have had quite a week.
Until this week, my relationship with my parents has been uneventful and pleasant. Well, there are a few challenges. My father recently received a cochlear implant, but the
On the Kavanaugh confirmation process
Was going to ignore the Ford hearings and work today but found myself absolutely mesmerized by the live proceedings on my phone.
It struck me, in this disjointed spectacle, that who was on trial was not Christine Blasey Ford. Who was on trial was the Senate, and more particularly, the judiciary committee. Ford was just