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Happy Rosh Hashanah!
This message comes to you from a Jew who doesn’t go to temple, keep kosher, deliberately seek out the company of other Jews, and who doesn’t agree with most of what Israel has done. Despite all this, am I proud to be a Jew? You bet. Every human should be proud of the vast acievements […]
A Bird in A Cage, With A Dream to Fly
September 9, 2026
The following was written by one of the countless young Afghan women who have, for the last five years, struggled to continue their education, maintain their self-respect, and nurture their dreams for the future, under their country’s laws which deny them all of that. Part 1 Hello. I am an Afghan girl living in Afghanistan; […]
Voices from Kabul
August 31, 2026
The injustices swirling around Planet Earth have always been, and continue to be, far too numerous to list. I sometimes think that man’s first words were “Hey, I’ve been waiting patiently for this cave. You can’t just walk in like you own it.” We have always been prey to all sorts of unfairness. We simply […]
A Letter to My Mom on the Day Before My Birthday
May 4, 2026
I’m well past the age you were when you died. Unlike you, who never lived long enough to see your youngest grandchild born (and the other two were mere babies). I’ve not only gotten to see all of my grandchildren enter this world, but to thrive, and the oldest rapidly moving toward adulthood. Unlike you, […]
How to Be Old Before You Die Part 2
April 21, 2026
If I look over the course of my life, I see that there were some notable gaps in the information that was passed down to me. At about age eight, I heard my mother mention an article in the news to my father about a baby that was found in a mailbox. My small […]
How to Be Old Before You Die
April 3, 2026
My introduction to being an old person occurred one day when I pulled out of a parking lot and positioned myself next to a mobile pet grooming van that was stopped at the light. The driver of the van interpreted my action as cutting in line. She rolled down her window and started screaming every […]
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Life in the Boomer Lane 
September 12, 2026
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