I have been thinking about practical solutions for dealing with the Coronavirus, especially as we begin battening down the hatches against Jack Frost. The first idea comes from my religious upbringing. You see, I grew up Catholic*, and there is one tradition I believe would be quite useful right about now: The confessional. I’m talking …
Of Verandas, Communications and Coronavirus
Have you ever stopped to think about how architecture reflects our changing modes of communication?
Of Comets, Odds and Heavenly Bodies
Last Friday night, my daughter Danielle and I were talking about the comet NEOWISE. named after NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission. Formed of ice and dust, and measuring around 3 miles in diameter, this comet comes close enough for us to see for a period of about one month every 6,800 years. The odds …
Channeling Imelda Marcos
They say you can tell a lot about a person by the shoes s/he wears. I surely hope not. If shoes were represented by TV shows, mine would call up images of Golden Girls, when, at heart, I'm really Game of Thrones or Sex and the City.
Finding Your Niche
I recently received an invitation to attend a landmark class reunion from high school. I seriously contemplated going, and probably would have, had my daughters not been returning to college the same weekend. I admit that I faced it with ambivalence. I was never one of the popular kids, and was occasionally the target of bullying, …
Star Thrower Inspiration
The other morning a friend was using her birthday as a way to raise funds through facebook, for a non-profit organization that inspires her. She was close to her goal of $200. Her mission made me think of a tale, originally part of a 16-page essay by Loren Eiseley. I have often turned to it for encouragement …
Out on a Limb 