The Day After: Nov. 6, 2024
Yesterday, the day after the election, I was simply in shock. Friends who share my political beliefs called, texted and emailed; many were experiencing extreme grief, disbelief, anger and…
Bandanas, Boogers & Salt: Hello, Flu Season!
According to the Centers for Disease Control, some 9.3 million to 41 million of the 337,235,190 Americans alive today are going to get the flu this season, which peaks December-February.…
Meeting Mercy
I barely looked up when a young Hispanic woman slipped in front of me in my aisle seat to take the middle seat on my flight home to New Mexico…
Purveyors of Secrets
This morning, I looked briefly at Next Door, the app that allows neighbors to communicate. It’s a good source of information about what’s happening in my part of Santa Fe:…
Another Big Pivot: Mine!
This is the third in a series about the Big Pivot, women who make big moves after age 50. When I started interviewing friends about making big changes in their…
The Big Pivot: Susan Shannon
Orcas Island (All photos by Susan Shannon) This is the second in a series on the Big Pivot, women who make big moves after age 50. When Susan Shannon was called to…
The Big Pivot: Lena Bartula
This is the first in a series. During a recent online meeting of my professional chaplaincy peer group, we were discussing the recent move of one woman from the Bay Area…
The Most Important Blog I’ll Post This Year
The following may be the most important blog I post this year. I have taken it from the ACLU of New Mexico’s summer 2020 edition of its newsletter, The Torch.…
My New Sleeping Partner
The coffee table pile I was telling my friend Andrea—who had just loaned me a novel—about the strange book arrangement on my bed that has evolved since COVID-19 began. My…
Vote Forward!
Have you been feeling helpless? As if there’s nothing you can do to help “right the ship?” Are you plotting your escape to another country if Orange Man wins again…
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