Last year, I signed up to work the polls. Yes, it was boring. There was a boring half-day class in how to do the job, and then a full day of sitting around being bored while I waited for people to come in and vote in a simple off-year election. Like most of us, I …
I was reading an article this about cities that spent their lockdown learning and are now putting in thoughtful changes to make their cities more livable: wider sidewalks or no-car streets; stronger ecological laws to keep their air cleaner; more affordable housing. And then I thought about my city, New York, and sighed. DeBlasio is …
In one of my favorite Zen stories, a traveling Zen master stops at a temple, where he is invited to speak to the congregation. As the Zen master greets people entering the temple to study, he is joined by the temple’s proctor, the person in charge of admitting people to the temple and maintaining order. …
