Migrants, Refugees, and the Loss of Dreams as well as Homes
“The migrant is the ‘defining figure of the 20th century,’ so wrote Salman Rushdie some 20 years ago” re-quoted in a recent New York Times …
Snippets: Be Curious
Brief descriptions of news to celebrate, updates, and serendipity.
How To Love Your Country
Nationalism and its anti-nationalism opposite, of particular interest right now in India as well as the United States, play into the hands of authoritarian and …
Wolves, Elk, and Trump Supporters
One of several wolves at Yellowstone. Several studies on fear have been published providing us with a better understanding of various factors, such as the …
What Creates Hate?
My country is in shock. Many of us even experience some of the physiological effects: dizziness, confusion, nausea. But our shock is the number of …
Invite Three Authors for Dinner
What three authors (this is imaginary so they can be dead or alive) would you like to invite for dinner and an evening of conversation? …
Indie Bookstores: Finding the Unexpected (Updated for 2024)
What’s at your favorite independent bookstore besides books? I had a gourmet lunch at mine, The Book Haven in Salida, CO including fragrantly flavored Miso …
The Revenant: An Opposition View
Beware: This contains spoilers, if it’s possible to have spoilers for a movie with no plot. I was visiting friends in Summit County (Colorado) recently. …
Tardiness and Become Ocean
I have been terribly remiss in entering blogs. This is about travel, and I do have much to say about that and places for us …
Are You Part Neanderthal?
Are you part Neanderthal? Does this look like your favorite uncle? Unless you come from the deepest, nonmigrating part of Africa, you probably are. During …