In assessing his worth, Hardy writes, “A man who sets out to justify his existence and his activities has to distinguish between two different questions. The first is whether the work…is worth doing; and the second is why he does it, whatever its value may be.” Read More
Those of you who knew Terry Stoeckert—his students, colleagues, friends, family, residents of our apartment house, where he lived for 40 years, know we lost a good, very smart, generous, and loving man. Read More
On this Christmas day, I’m glowing with newfound faith in the goodness of my fellow human beings, no matter where I roam. Read More
Back when I was dating, more than ten years ago, I was about to give up the dating sites but wrote one last post before… Read More
Christmas of 1965 was spent in Kfar Orah, Israel. It was an ordinary day, since everyone around me was Jewish. From the hill… Read More
This book can be read on many levels – for a linguist like me, its linguistic observations were a blast of fresh air, for… Read More
This afternoon I went to a restorative yoga session . Perhaps I was meant to be listening to my breath during the meditations, but instead I came out of it with four rules for the new year. Protect myself Do my job Seek moments in which to receive and to give kindness Seek new experiences In that order. Read More
I’ve been married for six years. We’re both in our 70s and aware that we won’t be celebrating a 50th anniversary. With luck, a 20th. Read More
The rules of romance are changing and our moral compasses are inching this way and that in order to accommodate these changes. In another 50… Read More