My Life with Books
It seems I missed World Book Day. It was April 23rd. As someone who worships at the altar of books, I’m surprised I didn’t even know there was such a day. It makes sense, of course. There are days to … Read more…
People
The Hardest Day
I am writing this on Christmas Eve. Today is the one-year anniversary of the last time I saw my granddaughter, Nicole. She was getting settled into a group home, where she had been released after several weeks at a a … Read more…
All Saints Day
Today is All Saints Day, the day Christians are reminded of the promise of a life after this life. I went to Mass in remembrance of those our family lost this year, my precious granddaughter, Nicole Diane Coleman, and my … Read more…
Lessons Learned
One of the coping mechanisms I’ve used during my life is to try to squeeze out of every experience, however good or bad I may judge it to be, the lessons I can use to move forward. As I wrote … Read more…
On This MLK Day, Some Thoughts About Black Immigrants
This is the day we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, the man who died leading a movement to achieve equality for black Americans. It is trite but true to say we are all the descendants of immigrants. Some of my … Read more…
Burger and Fries
He was squatting on the grassy median of the road when I pulled up to the red light. He had put down his frayed backpack and was bent over, concentrating on making a cardboard sign. Austin has its share of … Read more…
Creating 2016
On January 2nd, my MasterMind partner and I spent the day engaged in our annual New Year process. We wrote down everything from 2015 that we wanted to release from our lives. We shared what we’d written, then we performed … Read more…