On Birthdays and Cherry Blossoms

On Birthdays and Cherry Blossoms

The photo you see is of me, a good while back, holding my newborn nephew, Nate, in his parents’ apartment in New York City. I was there to lead a vigil at the Isaiah Wall, across from the United Nations, in support of nuclear disarmament debates happening across the...
Ten Lessons On my 55th Birthday

Ten Lessons On my 55th Birthday

Next week, yours truly celebrates another trip around the sun. On August 12, I will be celebrating my 55th birthday. It’s a milestone for me because, as a child, the first birthdays I remember celebrating with my grandparents were their fifty-fifth birthdays. All of...