Was 2020 really that bad? Here is the carol I discussed on my “Now You Noel” radio segment on WEEU’s Vantage Point show on December 30, 2020. The history is rich, and the content invited introspection. I hope you enjoy it. The Old Year Now Away Is Fled(Sung to the tune “Greensleeves”)1. The old year… [Continue Reading]
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I drove America’s first ER doctor to die of COVID-19 home from his last shift. What he taught me may have saved my life. Here’s what he wanted us all to know.
I look down at his face – smiling with serious eyes – from the glossy paperback book that’s been staring up at me from my kitchen table for weeks. I feel at once responsible and unworthy to tell (t)his story. Still, he looks up at me with that patient smile through those piercing eyes. I… [Continue Reading]
Communing on the Commute during Social Distancing; Observations from a Lyft Driver
This week, many people began to feel the funk set in. But I also saw many people finding silver linings in this situation that’s been thrust upon us. Some people are saying the Covid19 pandemic is this generation’s 9/11. I remember those weeks following that horror – and how so many people were suddenly energized… [Continue Reading]