Writing the good read
Please switch “Appalachian Trail” to “Argentina” in the letter below, and any reference to “what” you were doing to “who” you were doing. I don’t care if you had an affair — that’s something for your wife, your children, a good counselor, and a lawyer with very sharp teeth to handle. But I’m still interested…
If you decide to run for office and are blessed enough to be elected, please understand that your job is probably not a simple 9-5 gig. You are on call all the time. So it’s probably not okay to head off on a hike of the Appalachian Trail so you can get away from your…
I’m all for the ethical treatment of animals, be they the ones that are our companions at home, those that live in the wild and are impacted by our encroachment on their environment, or the ones we raise or catch for food. I think that how humanely we treat other creatures says a lot about…
I turned 45 on Friday. Here are some of the things that have happened on June 12: Anne Frank was born, as was George HW Bush. On the day of my birth, Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison. In 1986, PW Botha declared a state of emergency in South Africa that led to…
Remember 30 years ago? Remember how a bunch of young people got fed up with a dictator in Iran and rigged elections and being repressed? Remember how they took to the streets an in a short time, overthrew the old regime and instituted what was supposed to be a democratic Islamic republic? Just wondering if…
I’ve always been curious about something: how come you can be ill with something deadly, like cancer, and not even know it until it’s too late, but when you have a cold, you feel like dying — even though chances are you won’t? Just wondering. Lisa
A couple summers ago, Mia came for dinner. It was hot, and I had no desire to cook. And yes, it does get hot in Seattle. Anyway, I made this salad, and Mia has long wanted the recipe. The problem is, it doesn’t really have the recipe. But in honor of temps expected to be…
