Jan 3 2021
We could not script 2020 and it tested us. Reminded of those lost, seeing Kobe Bryant’s name provoked...”was that really this year?”...his pre-COVID-19 death seemingly eons ago. Families, communities, a nation, a planet...all challenged, upended and many suffered incalculably. We…
Dec 30 2019
Remembering Someone I Never Knew
Why had I not heard of her? How does that happen? I’m not sure why the Sunday Seattle Times obituary section always finds me. Maybe it’s because the older I get the more likely…
Sep 7 2019
As a third and fourth grader I sang songs like “Sounds of Silence,” “Blowin’ in The Wind,” “Turn, Turn, Turn” and “If I Had A Hammer.” They didn’t sound great on my clarinet but each showcased an instrument capturing my…
Sep 15 2018
It’s been 7 years since last time I visited Nashville. The Gibson Guitars display still greeted me at baggage claim but almost immediately I sensed a change. The city is a little less country, more “hip,” a little more diverse…
Dec 16 2017
It’s a lot cleaner and more high tech than I remember with commuters in various stages of awokeness. Almost everyone is “of color” though I appear to be only 1 of 2 members of the African American tribe along for…
Aug 30 2017
When I first heard "Wichita Lineman" I didn't know where Wichita was and I didn't really know what a lineman did, but this song hooked me. Jimmy Webb's searing lyrics "and I need you more than want you, and I…
Jul 13 2016
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Jan 18 2016
It’s not every day that you meet a lawyer you’d like to hang out with and listen to for hours. But today you get to meet Paula Boggs. Having accomplished more as a lawyer than most lawyers could dream of…
Jul 14 2015
There's something about a beach that helps me reflect more deeply. Maybe it's the water. Perhaps it's the sound of waves crashing on shore or grasping a shell at low tide with grains of sand washing across my toes. A…
Jan 30 2015
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