Archive for April 2020

While Standing (Six Feet Apart) On One FootApril 29, 2020 We have all been touched by death in past couple of months. One way or the other it has penetrated our homes and our consciousness. We are subject to daily death counts and the polls of those who are sick. And even though the curve…

While Standing (On One Foot) Six Feet ApartApril 20, 2020 The pandemic is having an interesting effect on me. Yes my hair is growing too long…but Stella wants to attack me with clippers. We will see how that goes. Yes, I am reading a lot. (I finally am getting close to finishing a fascinating volume…

While Standing (Six Feet Apart) On One FootErev Shabbat April 17, 2020 A little history. Between about 1300 and 1850 the world experienced what is now called a ‘Little Ice Age.’ It is exactly what it sounds like. Throughout the world there was simply no escape from the cold in places where winter occurs. Especially…

You are all probably familiar with the Chinese expression “May you live in interesting times.”  We live in what are probably the most interesting times that any of us ever have, especially those born after WW II.  We have all heard the words: ‘unprecedented, unreal, surreal’ and so forth.  As Americans, we are simply not…

While Standing (Six Feet Apart) on One LegApril 13, 2020 Thousands of Americans are dying each day from COVID-19. No matter how upbeat any politician is, things aren’t getting better anytime soon. We are stunned into silence and each of us is going to pick up the pieces in our own way. Now I know…

While Standing (Six Feet Apart) on One FootPesach Day OneApril 9, 2020 In Greek philosophy, Plato describes a strange concept that grows more appealing to me every day. It is called the ‘world of forms.’ Bear with me. You are probably sitting on a chair. It is easily identified as a chair. And yet there…