“When all the while, his heart hungered for home.”

A week ago, my husband Don and I went to bed on an unremarkable Friday night. Six hours later, there was a startling 4 AM phone call telling us that my brother Richard had just undergone emergency abdominal surgery for a perforated bowel, part of which had been...

Alan Chartock interview, NPR

Alan Chartock is a wonderful interviewer, and he certainly got my attention with his startling early remark about Doc. Listen and imagine me blushing! The interview lasts an hour, so get comfy.  

In Memoriam: the ideal of American equality

American Equality died this week at the United Airlines gate C-26 at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Equality had been in a decline for a number of years. It is survived by Red Carpet Elite, First Class, Business Class, Premier Platinum, Premier Gold, 100K...