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Valete! (Be Strong, Y’All!)

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Kathy

Dr. Anthony Fauci recently appeared on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. To tout the new Covid booster, the two men strolled to a nearby Walgreens, where Dr. F. took one for the team. In his left arm, that is. … Continue reading →

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Feed a Cold?

Posted on October 10, 2022 by Kathy

It’s hard to write about food (Monday Meals!) when you’ve been sick and nothing is appealing. I’ve been suffering a nasty cold since Thursday evening. I feel a little better every day, but my appetite hasn’t yet returned. I have … Continue reading →

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The Great Green Room

Posted on October 7, 2022 by Kathy

If you haven’t read Elizabeth Egan’s lovely essay about Goodnight Moon from last month in the New York Times, do that before you continue reading here. “The Enduring Wisdom of ‘Goodnight Moon’” celebrates the 75th anniversary of this classic children’s … Continue reading →

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How to Spend Your Retirement

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Kathy

I didn’t know when I got up this morning that I would be writing about T. S. Eliot’s poem “The Wasteland” this afternoon. Who knew I would ever write anything about “The Wasteland”? Not I. I haven’t read the entire … Continue reading →

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Animalia: Some Words That Derive from Animal Names

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Kathy

The Canary Islands, one would imagine, were overrun with canaries. But, no, they were overrun with wild dogs, or canes in Latin. The birds were named for the islands. Capricious comes from the Italian word for “goat”: capro. A Roman … Continue reading →

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Fall Cookies

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Kathy

The story of Proserpina, her mother Ceres, and the god Pluto is my favorite myth. Many of you know it. Proserpina (Persephone in Greek), while frolicking in the fields with other maidens, was snatched away to Hades (or by Hades, … Continue reading →

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Instant Terror

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Kathy

Feeling like some savory fall recipes already, even though the temps here today are mid-70s. The curry recipe below sounds satisfying, but I neglected to start it six hours ago; we had no cauliflower on hand this morning. Now, after … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Word

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Kathy

I was thinking about how most of us rarely use actual cameras anymore. Our kids and grand kids will naturally think of cameras as a function of their cell phones. But the history of the word “camera” hearkens back to … Continue reading →

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Lead Me, Guide Me Reviewed

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Kathy

Thanks to the Heights Observer and my friend Robin Koslen for this review. http://www.heightsobserver.org/read/2020/07/30/ewing-describes-an-exemplary-life-in-new-book

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We Shall Overcome

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Kathy

I’ve just finished reading a great book by a great American writer many people have probably never heard of. Robert Caro has devoted his life to writing two massive works: The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New … Continue reading →

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