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Between the Earth and the Moon
The Holy Saturday (Easter Eve) message sent from our Artemis II astronauts of course reminded me immediately of the Christmas Eve...
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Holy Week in One Hymn
Traditionally sung on Palm Sunday, Ride On, Ride On in Majesty is a musical journey through Holy Week, from Jesus' triumphal...
What I Think of When I Hear "Lambeth"
Whenever I hear "Lambeth," I think of Lambeth Palace, the residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. But do you suppose that someone in...
Doing the Lambeth Walk
In 1992 my father and one of my brothers made a trip to London to visit another brother who was living and working there. When he...
Endangered Eating
Endangered Eating: America's Vanishing Foods by Sarah Lohman (W. W. Norton & Company, 2023) The first Sarah Lohman book...
Priceless Background for Understanding the War in Iran,...
The Kindle version of The Fall of Heaven: The Pahlavis and the Final Days of Imperial Iran is currently on sale a for $1.99. If...
The Remarkable Cousin Sylvia
When my father, an avid Elderhosteler, discovered a course with lots of outdoor activities intended for grandparents and their...
Happy Birthday, Music Theory!
Here's another fun video from Charles Cornell, the guy who brought us an amusing look at the Pirates of the Caribbean and the Lord...
Using AI for Mystery Photos
As I continue to organize my father's documentation of his many Elderhostel adventures, I occasionally run into photographs that need...
How Much We Unintentionally Reveal to Eyes That Can See!
Recently I was part of a conversation with several people who are often called upon to write short essays or to give presentations in...
When Powerful Special Interests Overtake Reason and...
In 1989, my father participated in an Elderhostel at the University of Wyoming. The course covered a number of topics, including the...
Sunday Morning Breakfast
Sunday mornings, when I was a young child, often meant going to church. But even more religiously, it meant blueberry pancakes. The...
Just Do Your Part
Here's a very short Facebook reel that I have found worthwhile and encouraging. Some of you may pass it by simply because it is Glenn...
Iran - Can We Do Better than We Did in 1978?
Nearly 10 years after I first read and reviewed The Fall of Heaven —a book recommended to me by two Iranian friends who...
If You're Feeling Cynical
My father did have a way with words. If you're feeling a bit cynical about the state of the world, you might appreciate his...
Palm Beach Airport, I Feel Your Pain
When I read that Florida's legislature had voted to rename Palm Beach International Airport to "Donald J. Trump International Airport,"...
My Father on Time Spent with Children
In a letter from my father, 6 April 1985 You mentioned some time back that so many of the AT&T fathers, and mothers too,...
There Was a Super Bowl?
You probably know me well enough to know that I don't like football. Even in high school, where the marching band was reqired to...
When War Must Be
Spoken by Faramir, in The Two Towers .
Communication (or Not) Without Words
Here's some more from my father, writing in 1988 about an airplane flight to Denver. There is much talk about the high level of...
Of Pigs and People
This may be the most inspirational pig story since Charlotte's Web . I've recently discovered Mollie Engelhart, who...
Understanding Engineers
You may have guessed by now that I love engineers. I am not one myself; my degree is in mathematics. But tell me, what would...
A New Prayer Request for Grace
There hasn't been a lot of Grace news recently (for which we are thankful), but Heather just posted an update and a new prayer...
Florida's ICE
You think Minnesota has problems? You should see what's going on here in Florida. Back in 1992, Hurricane Andrew brought to...
Autism in 1988
There's been a lot of talk about autism, and the autism spectrum, in recent years: what it is, what causes it, why the condition seems...