My family’s typical Thanksgiving involves about 15 family members in a New Jersey dining room. This year, tradition was thrown to the wayside when my sister moved to South Bend, Indiana to work for Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign. We’ve been excited to visit her for months, but with a family’s worth of crowded schedules and [...]
Sometimes, the best parts of a holiday meal are the leftovers. If you're having another slice of turkey or pie, it means you're still with the people you love, either at the table and chatting over cups of coffee or tea, or in spirit and reminiscing over the melded flavors of memories. This year, because [...]
I am grateful for the owl who who who patrols our neighborhood from his perch in the old pine tree outside my bedroom window. I like his steadiness in the predawn hours. “Whoooo. I am here." "Whooo. I am listening." "Whooooo. You are not wrong to worry but you will feel so much better when [...]
Thanks to the deer hunt, which claimed two members of my household, and a hefty work and social schedule, which claimed another, I found myself with a lovely stretch of time all to myself this weekend. I enjoyed myself immensely and tried to take full advantage of each glorious moment. In my quest to maximize [...]
My friend Julie Olson has been a tenacious advocate for people with hearing loss for most of her adult life. A see-a-problem-solve-a-problem kind of person, Julie has been researching technology, writing columns, spearheading access campaigns, and coaxing people to stretch their social and professional boundaries as long as I've known her. (That's more than 50 [...]
