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What a fool I've been
This report in the NYT about Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinkski making a trek to Mar-a-lago to kiss the ring and then getting on the air yesterday acting like it's no big deal and just an obvious thing to do after spending almost a decade railing against everything
Wrung. Out.
Today was supposed to be "relaxing" but I ended up working for about 5 hours on a problem a friend was having who was desperate for help. Then my wife and I had to go to a jazz concert, which given my brainpower reserves, felt agonizingly long. We
My mom had a stroke
My mom had a stroke two nights ago. She had already fallen twice at home in the last couple of months (she's almost 90) and was in a rehab facility when it happened. I am thankful she was there because they noticed it right away and called the
Fall has finally arrived
I'm one of those people that likes the occasional rainy Fall day. You know the one I'm talking about. It's raining on and off, clouds scudding across the sky driven by the wind. It's cold, damp, and raw. That's what
Sharing in public: a follow up
It's funny how the universe works. I wrote yesterday some thoughts I'd been having about sharing in public after reading Joan Westenberg's article and then last night I read a post from a person who talked about a recent situation at their job where
Recharging
Chris Wilson writes: Looking after yourself isn’t selfish. It’s essential to help other people. When we slave away to the point of exhaustion, we need far longer to recover and harm ourselves and those around us. One very important point here for those of us involved in elder