I hear the siren song of the AARP
It was bound to happen. I am vacillating between gratitude and shock. Gratitude that, unlike many, I have lived to see the day when the AARP invited me to join. Shock that I’m old enough for this. More gratitude. Shock wins. Have I opened the envelope? Well, no, no, I …
Mr Brilliant hits BoingBoing!
Stop the presses! Mr Brilliant is on the front page of BoingBoing tonight! Nothing quite like a family of vegetarians being known for white art made from fatback…
Flip the question
Read this first, then watch the video: Every year under a unique leadership development program run by my wiser than wise friend, Eliav Zakay, small groups of 15-17 year olds in Israel are given an assignment: Develop a community service project that will last beyond your work on it, that …
37days group gathering on Facebook
If you’d like to join up with like-minded people who read 37days, a "37days" group has started on Facebook (you’ll need to join Facebook if you’re not already a member). If you’re not so inclined, let’s just forget I ever mentioned it and get back to grilling those vegan burgers.
In memory, in hopes, in anticipation of a different future
In memory of all those. In hopes we can all work to make the fighting stop, one cross word at a time. In anticipation of a different future for the children. All of them, not just ours. The U.S. is celebrating Memorial Day today. Take a moment to reflect, remember, …
I stand so brilliantly corrected…
And this is why hearing a diversity of opinions is the best way to go. Just got a comment on a recent post from a very astute 37days reader named AnnMarie – "I just started reading your blog and mostly love it. But this post has bugged me since I …
Make a sign, don’t cry
Scenario One: Tinkling bells of ice cream truck sound in the distance. We sit up straighter like dogs listening to an invisible whistle, cocking our heads to one side. "Is it?" we ask, and bolt for the door. Half dressed or not, we’re going out. We run down the front …
Be an activist, not an actor
You are six or seven years old. Your sweet Poppy is a giant to you, so tall that when he sits in his large corduroy Barcalounger, his legs from hip to knee provide a big table on which you can sit for hours and watch reruns of M*A*S*H, one of …
Be still, my stinkin’ heart
GET OUT! Just saw this. There are maybe six celebrities I’d camp out over night to see, and I believe we all know who two of them are. The other four? Well, this man is one of them. Love him, love him, love him. His film, The Conversation, is one …
