A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs, By Mona Simpson I grew up as an only child, with a single mother. Because we were poor and because I knew my father …
Aristotle BY BILLY COLLINS This is the beginning. Almost anything can happen. This is where you find the creation of light, a fish wriggling onto land…
1. MaryAnn is a great driver and doesn't need any help from me putting on the passenger side imaginary brakes or adding sounds from me to the sights i…
Obama's Triumph in Tucson -The President's Speech by Joe Klein Barack Obama spoke to the city of Tucson, and to the United States of America, not so m…
This was a stark realization of how my preferences have shifted over the years. In filling out the Groupon survey so that they could customize "deals"…
Beannacht (Gaelic word for blessing) by John O'Donohue On the day when the weight deadens on your shoulders and you stumble, may the clay dance to bal…
One of the many blessings I experienced this Thanksgiving weekend, was listening to the interview between Krista Tippett and the Irish poet and philos…
"This is an absolute necessity for anybody today: You must have a room, or a certain hour of the day, where you don't know what was in the newspapers …
Last week's episode of LOST was very sad in many ways. I love all the press about this final season. From ew.com comes this: When I asked her how she …
