NOTE TO SELF: TOPICS AND THEMES TO THINK ABOUT
When I started “thinking out loud” almost eighteen months ago I added the tag line writing to see what I think.
Read moreREADING ARENDT AND SOLNIT
Earlier this spring I was fortunate to spend several weeks in Germany. I visited with old friends and also traveled around, finding every opportunity I could to practice German.
Read moreTHE POWER OF CONVERSATION (AND HOPE)
I was struck by the power of Rebecca Solnit’s comment on the importance of hope in and of itself.
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Rebecca Solnit:
Hope is an embrace of the unknown and the unknowable, an alternative to the certainty of both optimists and pessimists.
REMEMBERING MY MOTHER
There’s a photo sitting on the chest in our bedroom of my mother and me. We’re sitting side by side, probably at our dining room table.
Read moreLIVING WITHOUT A HOME
Yesterday I read two different reviews of Claire Messud’s new novel This Strange Eventful History. I’ve added the book to my way-too-tall to-be-read pile.
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