“Hats” is a series of photos of roof lines backed by sky, taken on my walks through Grandview Heights and…
Meaning, mission, and our valuable time
Out of all of the things we do, which activities relate to our mission, and which operate silently in the…
Ten Days of Repentance, The Days of Awe
We celebrated Jewish New Year last week, and we are now in the “Days of Awe,” the ten Days of…
Reading Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
Just finished this apocalyptic book, set in the mid-to-late 2020s, in which the American president wants to “Make America Great…
On essential energies: George Saunders on the Rookie podcast
“If you have an essential energy, or a desire, even if it’s a little bit of a weird desire, I…
Trees on the Oval
Workin some seriously pretty evening light! (Taken May 18, 2017)
Reading ‘Men Explain Things to Me’ by Rebecca Solnit, Part 2
Mental illness and violence in America: “Mental illness is, however, more often a matter of degree, not kind, and a…
Reading ‘Men Explain Things to Me’ by Rebecca Solnit, Part 1
On who exactly is so dangerous: “Someone wrote a piece about how white men seem to be the ones who…
5 hour energy inventor, on work and inventions, via ‘How I Built This’
“In order to make a good, worthwhile life you have to have confidence. The only way to have confidence is…
Reading: The Defining Decade by Meg Jay
“To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time.” –Leonard Bernstein, composer, as quoted…
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