Why not put aside issues of public concern and instead use my column for a private purpose: to advertise my availability as a single man?
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Suprise Me
The Valentine’s Day When I Turned My Opinion Column into a Personal Ad
Prompted By Valentine's Day
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Why not put aside issues of public concern and instead use my column for a private purpose: to advertise my availability as a single man?
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How do I love thee? Let me count the ways
Prompted By What We Read
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My gateway drugs to cosmology were Fritjof Capra’s The Tao of Physics and Gary Zukav’s The Dancing Wu Li Masters.
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The 2018 Midterm Election: You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Prompted By Politics
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All of my years as a faithful voter have taught me that it’s important to keep trying. Eventually, I hope our country will get what it needs.
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The Writing Life
Prompted By Why We Write
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The Writing Life Why do we write? For me words seem to come easily and I enjoy the writing process. (See Why I Blog) But here’s what some renown writers have to say about their writing life. “I write because I can’t be satisfied with the colossal job of living … I must order my…
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Genius Dog
Prompted By Training Pets
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I posted this story in response to the prompt, “Lightning.” But it’s really a story about the most brilliant pet ever. Homer: Semper amati, semper recordati, semper in cordibus nostris
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Pain Addiction
Prompted By Marijuana
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I walked into my college alumni party on my birthday last month; a cold day in December, which also happened to be my 65th birthday. I was greeted by many from the Brandeis administration whom I knew. While chatting with one, she said, “Do you recognize him from your class, Betsy? He’s doing an interesting…
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Jackie
Prompted By Women We Admire
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The epitome of grace, class, and intelligence, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was, from the time I was very young, my idol. She married John F. Kennedy when I was a baby and she set about having babies too. She was married to JFK a mere 10 years and was pregnant five times, resulting in only…
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A Comin’ Through the Corn
Prompted By Highways and Byways
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A woman was “looking at the corn” when she blew a stop sign and T-boned our car.
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Message in a Bottle
Prompted By Recycling
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This was in late 1972, when recycling of glass had just become a thing, and we wanted to do our part.
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Carousel
Prompted By Amusement Park Memories
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Carousel Although merry-go-rounds or carousels are usually found at amusement parks and state fairs, the oldest platform carousel in the country, Flying Horses, is actually a permanent fixture in the charming town of Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard where we’ve spent many idyllic summer vacations. (See Menemsha Sunset and Wishing for Rain on the Vineyard) When…
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