Monthly Archive: October 2020

Pomegranates

The first pomegranates of the season are on display in the supermarket. The ancient Egyptians had an expression, “Eat a pomegranate and visit a bath—your youth will hasten back.” I don’t know about that,...

Moral Courage

On a long-ago summer morning, I found myself sitting on a bench in Eyre Square in the City of Galway, Ireland. Looking back on it now, I can see my youthful self as the...

Thank Your for Your Service

My friend Bill was on his way home from a big day of hiking in the mountains of California. He had a hankering for some iced tea, so he stopped at a small grocery...