Life can seem very daily sometimes. After many years there’s a routine, a prescribed way of doing things, a clock to punch, a boss to please, and chores to finish. The activities you may have begun with gusto many years… Read More ›
Month: September 2010
Small Victories
Since June 16 I have been writing 750 words or more each day on the web site 750words.com. The reasoning behind the site is that if you commit to writing each and every day, preferably in the morning, you can… Read More ›
Priorities and Practicalities
At sixty, large political, philosophical and social issues sometimes give way to day-to-day practicalities. This may be unfortunate, unforgivable, or understandable, depending on your perspective or sense of humor. A small vignette from the Metropolitan Diary in the NY Times… Read More ›
60, the new August
It’s the last day of August, the shortest month of the year. August seems to start slowly, seductively, redolent of summer- blasting heat and cool drinks- and ends abruptly in nostalgia and school. At the beginning of the month you are immersed in summer… Read More ›
Now we are Sixty 