I’ve been pondering this trend related to trigger warnings. It’s given me misgiving and came across a podcast that casts light on it, helps me understand why…… Read more “Exploring Avoidance Culture”
Category: State of the World
Our Limited View of Helen Keller
What we typically learn about Helen Keller is that she coped well with being deaf and blind. Some may have read her lyrical prose and may know…… Read more “Our Limited View of Helen Keller”
Harper Lee
When I read an author fact recently, that Harper Lee’s friends gathered the money for her to not work for a year, allowing her to write To…… Read more “Harper Lee”
Pondering Barbie
I was a doll-playing girl but never had a Barbie. My mom abhorred the idea of us playing with a grown woman, fearing we’d grow up too…… Read more “Pondering Barbie”
Leeds
I admit I didn’t know much about Leeds before the past week. Actually, I hadn’t thought about the place enough to wonder about it. My daughter’s spent…… Read more “Leeds”
What’s Interesting about Boracay?
Everything I’d been reading about Boracay was shiny resorts (and gorgeous beaches). Until I came upon Camiña Balay Nga Bato (Stone House), built in 1865, which holds a…… Read more “What’s Interesting about Boracay?”
Going to the Philippines
In a week and a half, I fly to the Philippines for the first time, for my son’s wedding. I once edited a woman’s memoir on growing…… Read more “Going to the Philippines”
The Regenbogenfabrik (Rainbow Factory)
I promised I’d write again once my daughter made it to Berlin! She My daughter made it to Berlin this week. This trip has been years in…… Read more “The Regenbogenfabrik (Rainbow Factory) “
Things We Don’t Always See
I visited Berkeley recently—well, on the border between Albany and Berkeley, in the East Bay of Northern California’s Bay Area. My son lives in graduate housing there,…… Read more “Things We Don’t Always See”
Conscious VAca
For a while now, I’ve thought about the irony that people use a lot of grid-energy at gyms, when it seems like they could be producing energy.…… Read more “Conscious VAca”
Marie Judson 