Yes, your mother (or grandmother) made it possible for you to have one less worry in your wild life. Your mother made it possible for you to hook up with your lover without the fear of pregnancy. Your mother made it possible for you to complete the joy of intimacy by making a physical connection […]
Posts from June 2015
Live the Island Life: Live Green. 10 Tips Learned from Island Living.
I confess that I am in the midst of a very long, ongoing love affair—with islands. Many islands. I have yielded to their temptation in many seas—some repeatedly—and each island has shared its unique characteristics abundantly and unabashedly. The most valued aspect of these island affairs is that they have taught me the principles of […]
Judge Not
Judge Not There was a man on the train platform. It doesn’t matter what race he was, or what age he was, or the color of his eyes. He approached me with calm determination and a vacant look. Me, in my traveler black with the silver suitcase and an American Express card in the zippered […]
On Euthanasia, A Good Day to Die
Friday was a brilliant day at the water’s edge on Puget Sound. Sparkling water, blue skies with cotton candy clouds. A contagious atmosphere of summer celebration was in the air as toddlers splashed at the edge of the icy water and a handful of sailboats marked the horizon. A busload of school kids was picnicking […]