Suprise Me

      The United States of America, a beacon of hope and freedom for millions around the world, is facing a crisis of disunity. In recent years, the country has become increasingly divided along political, social, and economic lines. This disunity is threatening to undermine the very foundations of American democracy. There are a… Read More

The last time I was at the old deli, it was Christmas time.  My brother had wanted to go out to the bank to get some cash to put in cards for gifts.  Pre ATM days. He’d not been able to do any shopping and he wanted to have something to give to the kids. … Read More

The 1960s were a time of political and social turmoil in the US, caused mainly by our involvement in an unpopular war in Vietnam. But there were other reasons, too, among them the rise in marijuana use by high-school and college students. Read More

In the late sixties I was drawn to a song by British composer Leslie Bricusse, “When I Look in Your Eyes.” The music was haunting, the lyrics discomforting. They spoke of a depth of feeling and life experience I did not have. Sometimes now I’ll hear teens debate the “best” eye color—hazel? blue? green? brown?—or… Read More

Early childhood educators often find relief through the funny and endearing things their young charges do and say. Sometimes, you just have to laugh. Read More

Long before Mr. Rogers, there was Ding Dong School. Read More

Every night my routine for getting to sleep is to play my Sleepytime playlist from Spotify. That’s really what I call it: “Sleepytime.” I’ve been curating this playlist for ten years. It contains more than 1200 tracks, virtually all classical music, including a lot of renaissance vocal music. It’s music with relatively constant sound levels, no… Read More

I felt uncomfortable packing the book and uncomfortable leaving it behind. Read More

Steve Martin’s role as the dentist in Little Shop of Horrors captured how many of us feel about going to the dentist. Read More

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