68One Friday morning I was reading the newspaper as I do every morning, and it suddenly struck me that the times had changed right before my…Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
67My father died last year at the age of 93. In reality, he’d been dying for the last 15 years and his last breath was a sigh of relief. I…Nov 1, 2020Nov 1, 2020
66I get a social security check once a month, and once a month I am reminded how little my working contribution was appreciated. For the…Oct 31, 2020Oct 31, 2020
65Black families are enjoying remote learning because it spares them the microaggressions of in-class learning. That makes sense to me. The…Oct 30, 20201Oct 30, 20201
64The politics of humiliation. It seems to keep groups of people down for awhile until they explode in anger and rebel and overthrow…Oct 29, 20201Oct 29, 20201
63Natalie Angier presents a math problem for us to reckon with: “A son, in fact, may rightfully be thought of as a mama’s boy; he has her x…Oct 28, 2020Oct 28, 2020
62I have a son, too. Did I mention I have a son? Because I do. I think I referred once to his messy bedroom, but there’s more to him than…Oct 27, 2020Oct 27, 2020
59When I became a grandparent I entered the world of parenting, again. It started on the day after the baby’s birth. My daughter attended…Oct 25, 2020Oct 25, 2020
58“Kelly Kulick’s win at the PBA (Professional Bowlers Association) Tour’s Tournament of Champions is not only historic, it serves as a…Oct 24, 2020Oct 24, 2020