I am not a vegetarian nor a rabid carnivore. I believe in moderation in eating and am fortunate to enjoy an inclusive, diverse diet . Given a choice between meat or fresh fruits and veggies, I will take the latter. Carne (meat, especially beef) plays large in the diets and menus in Argentina and Chile.
When unexpected news comes as a gift or a blessing, I wonder, why me? I can document a series of unexpected, glad surprises that began early my life and continue without any great effort on my part. I am grateful for each and all of those and most of the time I have an optimistic,
I shared some bits in this blog previously, notably in ‘Life, Death and In Between” published December 11, 2023. There are glad surprises and sad surprises. This post is mostly about ones that are sad, so I promise that the next post will be about glad surprises. The reality is that life is full
(Photo by Tyler Nix) Orig, Aug, 2022 – Rev. Jan, 2024 Following are two quotes from MLK, Jr. whom I admired and followed for years. I finally met him in 1968 in Detroit, one month before he was assassinated in Memphis on April 4. He was 39 years old. I was 31. That experience changed
N.B. Some of the experiences below have been posted previously. I hope it’s obvious why I am sharing them again. Yesterday was the 3rd “anniversary” of that awful day at the Capitol in Washington, D, C. I do not need to see another video as a reminder of the threat posed by illegal, destructive behaviors.
This is a review by “vote” of my readers of the most read of 71 blogs published in the past year. The reasons why these emerged as the top twelve may have to do with the content, where they appeared, how and when they were shared, and a few other unknown variables, such as the
