Forced Retirement
For almost 2 weeks, sheltering in place meant staying home, suspending all activities, cancelling planned trips, erasing all appointments in my Moleskine. We were told to not come over to
Posts
Redeposited Days
Our new normal has literally erased numerous events from my Moleskine. Earlier I gave away these days. After this pandemic is over, I might not need a calendar anymore! Even
Around the World in 7 Days
Going around the world is no longer a new idea. Astronauts on the international space station go around the world 16 times a day. On my next trip to NE
Father and Son
The relationship of father and son has historically been questionable and admirable. Oedipus kills his father. Abraham was asked to sacrifice Isaac. The father and his prodigal son (and older
Mecca Milestones
In the past 4 weeks, I have experienced mecca milestones. I hiked over 70 miles with Greg and reached the Kumano Kodo shrines of Hongu and Koya in Japan. The
Where Are You From?
I have been asked this question as long as I could remember. The questioner was not asking where I was born or where I went to school or whether
Peace Be with You
“Passing the Peace” has become a Sunday practice at First Chinese Baptist, San Francisco. It has not always been a regular tradition but the simple blessing of offering peace to
Everything Changes
This morning, I was at Chicago O’Hare to reach my premier level on United when I heard a father saying to his little girl, “Everything changes when you turn 5.”
Birthrights
Growing up in Boston where blue-blooded people would proudly claim that their ancestors arrived in the New World on the Mayflower, I was always defending my birthrights. Since I was
I Believe Her
Living still in an inequitable world, those who have less position of power are often not heard. Those who do have power, control what should be heard and it becomes