What About the Living?
January 19, 2026 – Yesterday morning’s grocery run was interrupted by the following upsetting NPR story: “Families of Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza Are Retrieving Sperm from their Bodies.” The […]
Tag Archives: Culture
The Occupational Hazard of Being an Editor
January 12, 2026 – I’m approaching the midpoint of my social-media-free January (excluding this blog, of course). So I’ve been reading books instead. It’s not that I didn’t read books […]
Shaking My Head (SMH)
January 8, 2026 – I’ve been shaking my head for a few years now. Today I did something about it. Texters use the initials SMH to stand for shaking my […]
When a Shield Is Really a Sword
January 4, 2026 – My dog Rebe had to poop and was urgently “asking” to go out. So I got my parka on and got the leash and we headed […]
Atonement for the Sin of Exhaustion
September 22, 2025 – I’m a Jew but not a believer. I gave up most ritual observance years ago and I don’t attend services. But I do still hold on […]
Comforting Distant Mourners—In a Time of War
October 13, 2023 – Many people are uncomfortable with death. So they look away. They don’t attend funerals or memorial services. I get that. I was like that once, though […]
I Finally Saw the Barbie Movie
October 5, 2023 – I finally saw the Barbie movie yesterday. I didn’t play with Barbie’s but my sister did. I may have twisted the head off one, but I […]
“Too Good to Be True”?—Not True
2022-03-17 – I sometimes follow science groups on Facebook. For some reason, the FB algorithm thinks that means that I would like to follow pseudoscience groups. I don’t, of course. […]
Ukraine, Not “The Ukraine”
2022-03-10 – Last time I wrote about labels. I’m writing about them again. This time it’s about Ukraine. But the principle is the same. I call people what they want […]
I Am Not BIPOC or LGBTQIA2S+ . . . or Judeo-Christian
2022-03-07 – This weekend I read a defense of the acronym BIPOC. This term is not new, but I was surprised by the usage, so I looked it up. It […]
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