Category Archives: Musings

Funny and serious personal essays about the new perspectives that come from considering the wonders of the world and the vagaries of everyday life.

A Task That Must Be Done

Feel those feelings. (And don’t be put off by the opening reference to choosing a coffin. It’s not about that.) Continue reading

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What’s the Mother of Peroration?

Miss Cleveland was, apparently, the sister of President Grover Cleveland. Trust me: This will be, if not important, then at least relevant in just a bit. Continue reading

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Naming the Clouds

Mr. Howard, I salute you . . . . Continue reading

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Now You See It; Now I Don’t

And after lunch, world peace? Continue reading

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As I was saying . . .

It’s a wonder we can speak at all. And, like, be understood. And not smacked. Continue reading

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The Zen of Good Instructions

The verbal version of “the minimum force necessary”? Continue reading

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Changed. Successfully? Hard to say.

The gentle art of communication. Successful and otherwise. Continue reading

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Blood Types and Blood Relationships

A new type of scavenger hunt. Sign up here! Continue reading

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Jews in Baseball Caps

A feel-good story, in part. In large part, maybe. Continue reading

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