Super Bowl Fixation Unintended
“The Super Bowl is an occasion that’s really associated with abundance – lots of snacks, parties, spectacle – and so it would be great if there were also some kind of tradition of generosity attached […]
U.S. Politics
Resetting Our Moral Compass
“The three hardest tasks in the world are neither physical feats nor intellectual achievements, but moral acts: to return love for hate, to include the excluded, and to say, “I was wrong.” (Sydney J. Harris) […]
“Mad Impeachment Show”Preview
In the coming days, the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump will begin in ceremonious fashion. Keep in mind that this act will mark only the third time in American History that the House Of […]
Caressing Catharsis
Catharsis – the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions. “…a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage? and then is heard no more. It is […]
Love Above Hate
“Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer, nothing is harder than to understand him” (Fyodor Dostoyevsky) I am deeply disturbed by the continuing presence of racism in our country today. In particular, I am […]
Baseball Healing Power 101
“I have been in ballparks for seventeen years and have never received anything but kindness and encouragement from you fans.” (Lou Gehrig Farewell Speech, July 4 , 1939) As I watch the news each day […]
