Cardy Raper A couple of weeks back, I was given the opportunity to interview scientist Cardy Raper about her post-retirement career as an author. In addition to being the first in an ongoing series of pieces I'm writing for the League of Vermont Writers, the interview was an absolute delight, and I'm so grateful that …
Month: April 2019
Care Package for April 5, 2019
National Poetry Month: ode to coffee, oda al cafe by Urayoan Noel Quote: “There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.” – Aldous Huxley Song: “Last Minute Shakedown” by Son Volt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GwoYlo2UW0 Place: Ha Long Bay, Vietnam Photo credit: vietname-guide.com History: On April 5, …
Down With the Sickness
Monday afternoon I started getting this annoying, dry cough. I was on my way home from an appointment, and it just popped into existence. Scratchy but not. Forceful but not. There but not. I felt fine otherwise, but holy cats! It was so annoying. By the time I went to bed, the dang thing was …
Care Package for April 4, 2019
National Poetry Month: Forty Years by Mary Oliver Quote: “Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and the shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman Song: “On the Street Where You Live” by Nat King Cole https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOs20gZcnks Place: Quebec City, Quebec Photo credit: lonelyplanet.com History: On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr., was …
Care Package for April 3, 2019
National Poetry Month: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d by Walt Whitman Quote: “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop Song: “Sometimes It Snows In April” by Prince https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikZgBhSMSUM Place: Geneva, Switzerland Photo credit: thewallpaper.co History: On April 3, 1973, the first cell phone call was made from …
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