Shakespeare is known for asking, "To be or not to be...that is the question." Well, answering that question would take an infinitely long time to answer. Time this blog post can't accommodate, so I propose this... To Read or Not to Read...as in...what's YOUR poison? A book/ereader in hand or audible? For me it isn't the how, but rather...the story! And it isn't … [Read more...]
Patiently Waiting for the Green of Spring
It’s a ritual of mine to sneak away from my desk in the afternoons during the spring and summer. I take a walk around the Capitol, past the Supreme Court, and down to Union Station. Every summer, that simple walk becomes my quiet time, my opportunity to settle my restlessness, and make a daily effort towards letting the world go, and seeking out peace. I return to my desk, … [Read more...]
The Green Jewel
If I told you my favorite color is green, I know I wouldn't be alone. I read JT's post and I KNOW I am not alone! We share a childhood genesis of our love. The color is intertwined with good memories of my dad bringing me home colored sugar balls of candy. The green ones were tart and wonderful. I would eat those first. Later, I loved the green grass. Verdant and lush. Forests … [Read more...]
Green is the Color of Change
Green. Merriam-Webster lists several meanings such as, "Fresh, New", "pleasantly alluring" and the ideas of youth. Although green is not my favorite color, that's blue, the color green always evokes a sense of newness and change. And so, it seems apropos that I'm writing this just one week before Spring begins, which is usually when I think about change the most. This … [Read more...]
Green Means Go, Red is a Color
A couple of decades ago, my dad was visiting a foreign country and observed over the course of a week that the driving conventions were...different...from what we mostly encounter in the U.S. He described a ballet of chaos: near misses, honking, brake-screeching, and a marked disinclination of the folks on the road to follow any discernible traffic rules. (At least … [Read more...]
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