Archives for December 2005

Re-solved

Published on 31 Dec 2005 at 7:50 pm. 1 Comment.
Filed under Politics, The Economy, Aging Gracefully.

It’s New Year’s Eve, and I am cooking dinner for a friend while she signs her mother up for the new Medicare prescription drug benefit. My friend’s mother is in her late 80’s, is in a nursing home recovering from hip replacement surgery. My friend was glad to take over the task, but was dumbfounded […]

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Networked Up

Published on 19 Dec 2005 at 1:55 pm. Comments Off.
Filed under Good Manners, Airlines.

I came home yesterday from a week in Mexico, my composure and harmony destroyed with such efficiency by the return trip that I’m puzzled why America Worst is going under. Really. It started on the trip out. My bag was 4 pounds over the limit of 50, and the jerk at the counter made me take things […]

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Transformational State

Published on 15 Dec 2005 at 7:35 pm. Comments Off.
Filed under Politics.

In the beautiful book, “Yoga and the Quest for the True Self,” Stephen Cope writes about the need for transformational spaces—safe environments to nurture and shield us during times of fundamental change. Whether a university, a relationship, a therapy, or a spiritual practice, these protective places promote personal growth by offering safe haven during periods […]

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Tortured Logic

Published on 7 Dec 2005 at 1:17 pm. Comments Off.
Filed under Politics, Words.

I heard Senator John McCain on Fresh Air yesterday, speaking about his new book. He’s an amazing man and while I don’t always agree with his politics, I think he says what he believes, a rare commodity in Congress. McCain is sponsoring an amendment banning torture by all arms of the government. […]

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The Longest Day

Published on 6 Dec 2005 at 8:57 pm. Comments Off.
Filed under About Buff, Etcetera, etcetera.

I was sick this week and decided to tackle a task I hadn’t had time for before: watching the first season of “24″ on DVD. I spread it out over four days, and I’m still recovering. The plot is a ragged sweater of holes and loose ends. Almost nothing the characters do makes sense; it’s filled […]

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