Daily Connector | Shared humanness | Roberta Gerlach
The brutal treatment and killing of the handcuffed George Floyd has set off protests and destructive riots in cities across the country. Would not an understanding of our shared humanness have caused us to pause and take to heart the words in this poem. UNDER THE SKIN Mary Spain* Come,…
Midweek Blog: What’s Before Us?
Staying at home during the pandemic has given me lots of time to do more reading. A few weeks ago I even stayed up past my normal bed time to finish a book about the Enneagram that I was especially enjoying. I pushed through to the end and went to…
Daily Connector | Arrows | Jenny Campagna
I have been feeling badly about not protesting for Black Lives Matter. I worry about my health issues, my twelve years’ older partner and her health issues. Dan Halterman, my neighbor, is a protest parade of one which seems fairly safe. He passes by my house and I’m not there…
Daily Connector | Finding my roots – Part 1 | Larry Less
In my first Daily Connector in April, I shared about my Polish heritage and introduced you to Dublin’s Kosciuszko Park. When I was working, I did not have much of an interest in genealogy. Meanwhile Sally would sit down with my Grandmother on most of our trips to Pittsburgh, gather…
Daily Connector | A Gift | by Ruth Massey
The first two months after the Stay at Home order were pretty intense. The decision was made that Natalie would live with Ajay and I for a few weeks. This was to decrease our exposure since Christina was working in a health care organization, and so we could give Natalie…