When Only One Thing Matters
We live in a world of change, of pressure and persuasion. From newspapers and television, we are not so quietly
We live in a world of change, of pressure and persuasion. From newspapers and television, we are not so quietly
John and I have moved…often…first the tiny honeymoon apartment with only two small bedrooms, so that no one ever
BOTTOM LINE: I Loved this book. I had read Writers and Lovers, found it wandered a bit. And thus it
It is amazing to talk to people who are truly alive, eager, engaged and doing so many things. It’s called
We all plan our lives to some degree. Plan our children’s lives. We are not gifted with seeing into the
In the late sixties, I became a latchkey child who didn’t mind walking two plus miles from Longwood High School
BEING MORTAL And that is what Gawande emphasizes in this book: choice. The cases he relates are all about
When I was in grade school, I wrote a story about an avalanche. What did I know about that frightening
This post recalls an experience many of us have had. And lately, when I fly, I never get a window
Dear Readers: some of you have seen this piece, as it was posted last week…but most of you have NOT,
Sometimes I yearn for an answer, and thus would love your thoughts concerning this: why is it that as we
Like many others, I don’t have a trip to Europe or some exotic island cruise on my calendar.
Our home in Chicago has two walls of windows that look out onto our garden(photos above). Those same windows also
HOW TO RAISE A SWEET SON in an ERA of ANGRY MEN My husband and I are blessed with three
We hear it all the time…getting a good night’s sleep is GOOD FOR YOUR BRAIN. Thus, when The Mayo Clinic
Life has changed so much because of the Internet, because of our ability to communicate with each other as many