I will ask for forgiveness now. Do my mea culpas and move on to a few topics, then braid them, and leave the area before anyone knows it was me. First, everyone should thank Rachel Carson for whatever part of her soul journey that decided to bring her to our planet. Her book Silent...
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If the wind means me, I’m here, here.
Way back when poet Theodore Roethke wrote a series of poems called Meditations of an Old Woman. Imagine losing your bone mass and getting lighter. Maybe our bones hollow as we grow older and with luck we grow wings to fly around. The wind means me, me. And I’m here, here. That’s what his...
Fresh fish
I have been hiding out from the AARP people for a while. When I think they’re coming round I close the blinds, shut the lights and try not to hear the door. It’s hard not to answer the door. But the phone, try as it may, I’m getting really good at ignoring it. Why...
Oh Google, what happened to you?
Dear Google: I always thought of Google’s people and founders as what I would call the “good guys” even though I’m a feminist and you know, old enough to know that when I use the phrase “good guys” I’m drawing upon decades of meaning. But here I am growing older with Google and seeing...
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