“May you live in interesting times” is an old Chinese curse. And so it is today – in the era of COVID – with change as the only constant. Like immigrants into a new time, there are no signposts pointing the way forward. There is no how-to instruction manual. There is a lack of precedent, […]
It’s easy to think the world is getting worse and worse by the day. Just watch the news or any other current affairs program in the media. The media focuses on “newsworthy” single events, and single events are often bad — plane crashes, terrorist attacks, natural disasters, wars, and murders. Positive developments, on the other hand, […]
Chances are your mother smoked and drank when she carried you. She didn’t take vitamins, or go to birthing lessons, or listen to “how to be a good mother” podcasts. She did take heaps of aspirin, and ate tuna from a can, and was never tested for diabetes. Your crib was decorated with bright […]
