The other night we and neighborhood friends were socializing in a distanced way down in the little park next to our condo building. We got to talking about our families, and one friend wondered out loud whether she’d ever be able to talk to certain members of her family again. “It’s like we live in […]
When remarkable people die, obituaries remind us of why they were remarkable. For me, I always learn something new and, often, illuminating. In the case of RBG, that included a particular case she took on behalf of a man (though best known for championing women’s causes, she represented many men in their fight for equal […]
The good news is that our visit to see our son Gus, though delayed a day by weather, took place yesterday at his group home in Watertown, Wisconsin. We stayed distant, sitting on the deck behind the house, but it was good to see him in the flesh, not on Zoom, and to hear him […]
Yesterday, August 28, was the 57th anniversary of The historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. Today’s Saturdays with Seniors guest blogger Rita Sussman was there that day, and she generously agreed to let us publish her memories of that historic event. by Rita Sussman […]
I am pleased to introduce Hank Bliss as our featured Saturdays with Seniors guest blogger today. I’d intended to wait until November to publish the essay he wrote for my “When I Ceased to be a Child” prompt, but after the Democratic National Convention this past week I decided now is the time. by Hank […]