It has been a beautiful autumn so far. Record warmth has postponed peak foliage around much of upstate and the Adirondacks. Autumn is the flamboyant show of nature that makes living here rather than … [Read more...]
Through the Portal of Memory
My dad was tall and lanky. He moved slowly, was deliberate and precise with his motions, and also with the work of his hands. He was the kind of guy who put on an old pair of suit pants with the … [Read more...]
He Got Religion
The columnist David Brooks got religion. That’s not a metaphor. Sometime in the last few years he had a religious awakening and it sure has changed what he writes about. Previously, and maybe … [Read more...]
Good Government
...All health care workers in New York State, at hospitals and nursing homes, are to be vaccinated against COVID-19 with the first dose received by Monday, September 27, and staff at other covered … [Read more...]
The Origins of Autumnal Nostalgia
My neighbor’s black-eyed Susans are still vibrant. Their round black eyes are bigger now, bulging out from yellow faces. But that chroma of yellow! No human concocted hue comes close to that screaming … [Read more...]
This is not an obituary, it is about loving wastefully
“The older I get, the more deeply I believe but the fewer beliefs I have,” (RNS) said John Shelby Spong in 2013 at the age of 82. He just died at 90. Spong graduated from college the year before I … [Read more...]
Stay Out
Why shouldn’t there be a vaccination passport required for entry? Why shouldn’t health care employees, service employees, or any employee for that matter, not be required to get vaccinated? A … [Read more...]
This is not about Afghanistan
This is not about Afghanistan. If you’ve been watching any national news channels then you would think the only thing going on in the world is in Afghanistan. If you watch national sports channels, it … [Read more...]
Dog Camp
Rabia is sulking, maybe even depressed. My wife and I went on vacation and placed Rabia in “Dog Camp.” By all accounts it is a very nice place to be if you are a dog or cat. She was well fed, … [Read more...]
A Serious Delusion
There is no way to break this to you gently. Our country is sick with individualism. A little bit doesn’t cause a problem but when it becomes predominant, militant even, then it is a mental illness. … [Read more...]
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