Today is a day that we remember towers and the Pentagon fortress and a field in Pennsylvania. And now, we are building walls from those towers. This morning, I watched my neighbor raise his flag and them appropriately lower it to half-mast in remembrance of the lives lost on September 11, 2001. When I placed …
You know the feeling. Your group of friends is in rapid, heavy conversation about the topic of the day. You have the perfect bit of wisdom to insert. And then the moment passes. It’s all about timing. And you missed it. You found yourself with a little extra cash. The perfect opportunity came to purchase …
If life is about community, the attempt to preserve privilege is a sure path to ruin. Nothing divides quite as effectively as the pretense of superiority. For me, the most awkward moments are when I hear others — or painfully, myself — speaking out of privilege. The frailty of asserting superiority because of race, gender, …
[Originally published on October 29, 2018.] A lot has happened to us. Most recently, a domestic terrorist rained death down on innocent, Jewish worshipers as they gathered in their neighborhood synagogue. I was silent on that topic because I didn’t know what to say. I didn’t intend to fall silent. This isn’t an isolated incident. …
It had some of the benefits of location. It was on a corner, well-lit, and clean. Yet, I had doubts about the prospect of success for the enterprise. There didn’t seem to be much traffic. I have been pleased to see small businesses and restaurants pop-up in the shopping centers close to our neighborhood. But …