Don’t wait
Yesterday, someone thanked me for my expertise in a particular area of library work, and told me they were worried about what would happen when I’m gone. It was the first time I’d ever been complem…
Rumpled and bleary-eyed
Today hasn’t started well. I got up around 3 a.m. and am rumpled and bleary-eyed in both appearance and mood as a result. I find it hard to think clearly about anything, let alone the many things I…
Rage and resignation
Do you ever feel like life swings between rage and resignation? That’s how it frequently feels to me, especially given the awful people in power, the very real injustices that they perpetrate, and …
Endings and beginnings
There is no more heavily used appliance in our kitchen than the coffee maker. We easily go through four or five pots of coffee in a day, sometimes more, and the coffee is made morning, noon, and ni…
Rumor has it NYPD officers coordinated mass resignation after Mamdani's win. That's not true
A number of factors have contributed to low morale and a dipping workforce among New York City's police.
Light and dark
The past several days have been a mix of light and dark, good things and bad things. Such is life, right? We go through ups and downs, phases when things seem like they’re okay, and then times when…
Doing good
Galatians 6:9 (NLT) says: Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. This verse comes to my mind frequently these days. I’m…
A misty moisty morning
My grandma used to talk about “a misty, moisty morning.” That is what we have today where I live. It reminds me of her and how much she meant to me and how much she influenced my life. My time with…
Sweet corn and tomatoes
Sweet corn and garden-grown tomatoes, a favorite food choice of the rapidly fading summer, were the stars of our supper yesterday. My wife and I had picked up some of both at a nearby farm stand. I…
Here we go
Here we go: the fall semester is soon to begin at both places of work, and I am not ready for it. I’m not ready for much these days. But as is often the case, it’s going to happen whether I’m ready…
The OW Factor
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