“My mother comes from a vanished world, a place and a time that no longer exist. I have always thought of her as a visitor stranded here; an emissary from a distant star that burned out long ago.” Anderson Cooper Today, June 17, 2019, Gloria Vanderbilt left this world after 95 years. Extraordinary, determined andContinue reading “Remembering Gloria Vanderbilt”
Category Archives: Autobiography
Living with a Wild God
“Try inserting an account of a mystical experience into a conversation, and you’ll likely get the same response as you would if you confided that you had been the victim of an alien abduction,” Barbara Ehrenreich, Living with a Wild God: A Nonbeliever’s Search for the Truth about Everything The first time I met BarbaraContinue reading “Living with a Wild God”
The Rainbow Comes & Goes
“My mother comes from a vanished world, a place and a time that no longer exist. I have always thought of her as a visitor stranded here; an emissary from a distant star that burned out long ago.” Anderson Cooper This is not my usual reading choice. I confess the title caught my attention; rainbowsContinue reading “The Rainbow Comes & Goes”
Arguably: Essays by Christopher Hitchens
“About a year ago, I was informed by a doctor that I might have as little as another year to live. In consequence, some of these articles were written with the full consciousness that they might be my very last.” Christopher Hitchens January 2011, I walked with Christopher Hitchens as he told me his lifeContinue reading “Arguably: Essays by Christopher Hitchens”
Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War
You can tell people of the need to struggle, but when the powerless start to see that they really can make a difference, nothing can quench the fire.” Leymah Gbowee, Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War The first time I heard Leymah Gbowee (Winner of the 2011 NobelContinue reading “Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War”
Résistance
Palais de Chaillot, Paris, 7 June 1940 “Rumours are flying, all flatly contradictory, but it seems clear that the Germans are advancing on all fronts. It’s only a matter of advanced units of motorized troops – naturally – but however they try to explain it away in the newspapers and on the radio, I’m convincedContinue reading “Résistance”
Tracking Down Mortenson’s Schools In Pakistan – Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty © 2011
Tracking Down Mortenson’s Schools In Pakistan – Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty © 2011. Here is an update on Dr. Greg. It will take time to find the truth and the debate continues!
Opinion | Greg Mortenson — after the tea has been spilled | Seattle Times Newspaper
Opinion | Greg Mortenson — after the tea has been spilled | Seattle Times Newspaper. The blogs and twitters are frantically trying to put the pieces together! Truth can be complex and ambiguous. In the end, I always look at outcomes, the facts, the realities. The truth is that girls received an education. I hopeContinue reading “Opinion | Greg Mortenson — after the tea has been spilled | Seattle Times Newspaper”
Greg Mortenson’s ‘Three Cups Of Tea’ Web Of Lies Grows
Greg Mortenson’s ‘Three Cups Of Tea’ Web Of Lies Grows. On the Road is in the middle of reading Stones into Schools. It is a compelling account of the Dr. Greg’s journey into Afghanistan. It appears that Dr. Greg is in the middle of a controversy!
Slate Magazine – An Update on Christopher
Slate Magazine. Christopher’s blog advised that he was undergoing radiation treatment and was unable to write in the Slate. Instead, there is an excellent 60 Minute interview that I enjoyed watching. All the very best, Christopher in your journey.
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