Tomorrow is Joan's birthday. I'm a big believer in birthday celebrations. Considering that we so rarely take time to appreciate the...

This year, during the offering at our church's Christmas service (which is nontraditional, at best, given that we attend a UU fellowship...

I'm sort of glad to be back from Washington. My talk is over (until I give the next version in March, anyway) and I can resume worrying ...

Pregnancies seem to come in waves around me, and right now, I'm watching a tsunami approach. One of the staff members is due in March, a...

For most of my life, I've lived within an hour of New York City, a cultural mecca of foodies everywhere. And yet, oddly enough, foodie t...

Somehow, I've managed to feel overwhelmed already, and it's only January 5. It's less that I'm working a lot, and more that ...

There is something about blustery winter days that require a wood burning stove. My two favorite high school English teachers (who, quite co...