My dear friend Sally Cohen opened the year with a blog post titled “Wise Behind My Ears.” In it, she talks about her fear of aging, based on the learned prejudice most of us have against growing older. She also talks about recent experiences with ageism bias. She is not wrong. As much as you …
Category: Commentary
Maybe It Isn’t You
It’s important to reflect on the interaction gone awry and what might have happened, especially because, half of the interaction is the other person's responsibility.
What’s on Your Bucket List?
The other week, my friend Karen posted to facebook that she had checked off another item on her bucket list. She and her husband had attended the Bible study class taught by 92-year-old former President Jimmy Carter at a small parish in Plains, Georgia. Other checkmarks? Seeing Nathan Lane in a Broadway show, visiting Ireland, viewing …
The Challenge of Our Digital Legacy
At a VisitRochester meeting last week, Christine Ridarsky, the City Historian & Historical Services Consultant at the City of Rocheste , spoke about the City's 2018 project to digitize the abolitionist writings of Frederick Douglass in commemoration of his 200th birthday. She spoke about how some of the collection was destroyed when his house in …
#MeToo – No Fine Line to Misinterpret
Last week, I attended a press conference in Rochester. At the event, I saw a friend I hadn't seen in a while, and went to give him our usual hug. I sensed reluctance, but I have long been a hugger of friends, so I dismissed what I was sensing. After we hugged, he confirmed what I'd …
A Child Named Hope
I take up "the pen" today because it's the only way I know to wrestle with disquieting feelings I've had recently. As a marketing person, I post to many social media sites - both my own and to those for which I work. One Thursday, about two weeks ago, I had a most unsettling experience. …
Out on a Limb 