Last night, my husband and I were watching a Nova about the origins of the alphabet. As, at the end of the show, they traced the derivation of letters – “A” from a stylized Ox head, the “u” of the face topped with a wider “u” of horns; morphing into a “v” with a line …
Yes, things have been crazy lately. I have been calming myself recently by reading The Poison Squad, which is the story of the origin of the FDA (at least I think that’s where it’s going). Why, you may ask yourself, would this topic calm me? Set in the 1800’s, it starts with a scientist who …
In this song, the protagonist croons like a sullen child, “Can we go home now?” We’re all feeling a little this way. It started four years ago when Trump got elected. Wake up, we told ourselves, wake up, this is a bad dream. But it’s not. We’re all feeling a little this way. It started …
“People don’t change, they just become more of who they are.” A lot of people subscribe to that bold statement. And to some extent, it is true. You can’t expect compassion from a narcissist because they just aren’t built that way – it’s like expecting a lion to become a vegetarian. Or teaching a pig …
Like many people, I have had enough of 2020 and am counting on a change this fall that takes us in a new direction. Here are some things I would like that change to bring: National Leadership to Combat C19 As I think we can all see now, it's going to take a national strategy …
