calcatesNov 12, 20203 min readElectric Cars and Agent Orange“The electric vehicle is not for everybody. It can only meet the needs of 90 percent of the population.” Ed Begley, perhaps not a giant...
calcatesOct 26, 20204 min readGimme That Ol’ Time Repression"Pull your shirt down!" came an adult female voice from off-field. I was playing football with the boys again. It was summer. It was hot....
calcatesOct 12, 20203 min readNot So New WorldColumbus Day is yet another way America misses the point on purpose.
calcatesOct 7, 20203 min readYou're Invited! We’re at a crossroads. It’s all very Tom Hanks at the end of Castaway. Many of us find this to be true on a personal level, but it’s...
calcatesOct 5, 20203 min readBetween Stimulus and ResponseViktor Frankl spent three years imprisoned in concentration camps during World War II. His wife, his father, his mother and brother were...
calcatesSep 17, 20204 min readI Do DeclareI started toying with vegetarianism, which is to say “actively feeling bad for being a carnivore, but not doing much more than that”...
calcatesAug 25, 20202 min readStaying Out of the WayCOVID invited me to lead a weekly book group about the book "Awake at the Bedside: Contemplative Teachings on Palliative and End of Life...