Outsmarting life
Slogans and tag lines are ubiquitous—every organization seems to have one, an unfortunate symptom of our society in which absolutely everything is for sale and … Read more
Life
Meditations on how to live
A Season of Dying
My father died more than thirty years ago, just shy of his 70th birthday. I am older than that now and am increasingly aware of … Read more
Running out the clock
Many of my acquaintances are about my age, and like me, are retired. None of the group has to work any longer, although the amount … Read more
The ephemeral present
I’ve been thinking recently about the past, in particular the thirty years I lived in San Francisco before leaving in 2005—memories of spending Saturday mornings … Read more
Math and life
Since I finished graduate school five decades ago I have often taken classes—with private teachers, at community colleges, and through local groups. With only one … Read more
The path ahead
Somewhere down in my to-read pile of books is the novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde. It is about a young man … Read more