16 January 2010

Resisting a Temptation to Revise

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Dina, who teaches at the college, told me about a vacancy that was recently listed at a college in which I used to teach. The job is, in so...
15 January 2010

Through My Skin

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For the past few days, I've had a rather heavy cold. That, of course, has left me tired, which is one reason why I didn't post yest...
13 January 2010

Aftershocks

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If you had been in New York on one of the Sundays just after 9.11.01, you might've felt a sense of deja vu if you were at the college to...
12 January 2010

Some Thoughts on Amanda Simpson's Appointment

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You don't have to be a rocket scientist to be true to yourself. But it can't hurt. Or can it? That might be the underlying message...
11 January 2010

In Front Of The Wife

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On my way home from work, I stopped in the Duane-Reade store near the Jamaica Terminal of the Long Island Rail Road. (Yes, they spell Rail...
10 January 2010

Plenty of Fluids

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I'm a bit under the weather. Actually, I have been for a couple of days. I've had a cold that, I hope, won't turn into somethi...
09 January 2010

On Same-Sex Marriage And New Jersey

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While I was enjoying my time with Dwayne the other day, something that disturbed him, me and many other people we know was happening on the ...
08 January 2010

Healing And Wellness: How To Be A Spiritual Subversive

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Another trip to the doctor--this time, Dr. Tran (who insists that I call him Richie), my primary-care doctor. I think I've spent more t...
07 January 2010

Six Months: The Paradoxes of Coming Home

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Exactly six months ago today, I had my surgery. I'm thinking now of that conversation I had with Marilynne's daughter just after Ch...
06 January 2010

Leaving and Becoming, Again

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Today is the twelfth day of Christmas. In some countries, it's celebrated as Christmas. In the church in which I was raised, this is ca...
05 January 2010

What Did I Teach Today?

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During this Winter Recess at the college, I am teaching a business writing class. There are fourteen students. Two took other classes with...
04 January 2010

What Is The Wind Bringing To Life?

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So far, this probably hasn't been the coldest winter we've had in these parts. But people seem to think, and sometimes it feels as ...