"Since the pandemic started, I've wanted to stay connected with our community. Through the form of a weekly blog, I share my insights and reflections on various topics."
If you’re reading this on Friday afternoon, think back four years, and you can probably remember what you were doing. I was in my office meeting with colleagues, trying to remain calm, and planning for the COVID shutdown.
Some of you may have seen the story recently about an insurance case in Ireland. Kamila Grabska sued her insurance company for the equivalent of $820,000 for the loss of past and future earnings.
NPR ran a segment earlier this week on the giant sequoia trees that grow on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada in California. The trees can live 2,000 years and can be as tall as 325 feet. The segment discussed these trees are endangered because of the extreme wildfires that now occur more frequently.
The news seems so depressing these days that a recent nice story really caught my attention. No, it wasn’t Tucker Carlson’s interview with Putin that strangely morphed into an advertisement for the low prices for groceries in Moscow and the smell of Russian bread.
I was talking to a friend the other day about getting together at a specific time, and they told me that they didn’t have the time that week.
In David Brooks’ recent book, How to Know a Person, he shares a concern that there is a creeping dehumanization in process. As humans, we all want to connect with others.