Summertime, and the livin’ is…is…well…it’s weird. As a parent, I’m keenly aware of how I’m trying to make this a good summer break for our daughter, Elora in this time of social distancing. She is an only child and so keeping her connected with peers...
One of the spiritual practices I have taken up over the last year has been to listen to the voices of people of color, particularly the voices of African Americans. I’ve been reading books by black authors, such as Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard...
I’ve been watching DIY tutorials on hair cutting as the temptation to shed some of this mop grows. Some folks make it look pretty easy—just a pair of clippers and some pointy scissors. Now, I do have a hair appointment, rebooked for me for June 26th, which will be three months since...
One of the more common phrases I’ve read lately, is how the Corona Virus does not discriminate—everyone is at risk of being infected. This is true, viruses are simply opportunists, genetically programmed to spread so as to land in a host cell where they can replicate themselves...
We had a flat tire the other day. And it wasn’t just a slow leak from somewhere in the tire, or the obvious foreign object jutting out of the tread…this was a three inch gash that ended the life of the tire instantly, and was well beyond repair. There was no limping home with this...