While posting about Colombia I noticed that I had not gotten around to posting about what might be my favorite museum. I'll be brief...

Suggestion: When considering traveling to South America please consider including the wonderful Republic of Colombia. I ask on behalf of...

July/August 2022 One of the synonyms for the term “safari” is “journey”. If you ever consider making the journey into the vast open...

As part of our Fall, 2021 road trip east from Evanston, IL we drove through Pennsylvania to visit dear friends. We detoured slightly to...

More so now, given SCOTUS' June 2022 decision that is confounding, IT IS TIME TO “GO BIG”. Granted, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has...

I'm excited to introduce you to Brooks Family Threads. Elaine Brooks is a dear friend dating back to our elementary school days. She is...

Hello Friends. Later this summer I’ll be posting “Birders’ Passion Soars”, the next installment of the Profiles in Passion series here at...

Among the many measures that are needed to bring balance into our society is the expansion of Black-owned and Brown-owned businesses and...

On a sunny, pleasant afternoon two years ago while doing some weeding in our front succulents garden I perched a realistic-looking toy...

Just one Caucasian man’s thought: Native Americans should be honored and celebrated, not vilified or mocked by nicknames and logos used...

Concrete Reparations Are Long Overdue The time has come for a reckoning. Our colonial and national histories of legally condoned crimes...

Recent events have energized millions world-wide to demand extensive social change. Lip service to the needs are insufficient now (and...

From mid-December, 2019 through January, 2020 Susan and I enjoyed a five week road trip. Starting from Evanston, IL we drove south to St....

Repeatedly we as a society are awakened to the injustices inherent in our societal institutions and systems: education, employment,...