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November 2014

November 16, 2014

Distant Neighbors, and Other Insights

A discussion with a friend reminded me of one of the best essays I ever...

November 04, 2014

It Is Special To Be Old

A wise article on aging from a young writer. Beginning with Renee Zellwegger's mysterious transformation, Danielle...

September 2014

September 10, 2014

Avian Disappointments

What I think is a Black-capped Chickadee just sat on the perch on the hummingbird...

August 2014

August 08, 2014

The Way, It’s True, Is a Life

Go here and read. Two young friends did the same thing this summer but sadly have not...

August 06, 2014

Seven Rules for Being Kind to Waiters

Customers can treat waiters and fast food clerks very badly, sometimes amazingly badly. Some of it's...

August 06, 2014

Robert P. George on the Intellectual’s Drug

Robert P. George warns about the addictive drug that is fame and approval: Advice to...

June 2014

June 15, 2014

The Death of My Father

On this Fathers Day, I'd like to share with readers a reflection I wrote on...

June 10, 2014

Let Your Children Bounce

One could feel guilty when reading articles like this one on Home Trampoline Danger, if...

June 08, 2014

When Strangers Tell You That You Have Too Many Children

"When we decide to stop having hot sex" is one of Pia de Solenni's friends'...