Unflappable Me

Unflappable Me

This afternoon my month and a half-old remarkable 2 tablet fell three feet onto the power button, jammed it, and rendered the machine useless. Thank God it was in the case or it could have been worse! My immediate thought was regret for where I had laid it [before it...
Get Over Yourself

Get Over Yourself

I had a zoom meeting today, and logged in 10 minutes early so I’d be ready to roll when the other person joined. Three minutes after the start time, I realized that the person was in the waiting room, and had been waiting for me to admit them into the meeting. Doh!...
A Trip to Montpelier

A Trip to Montpelier

My trip to Montpelier started a few weeks ago as I began listening to the audio book The Other Madisons: The Lost History of a President’s Black Family by Dr. Bettye Kearse, a descendant of Africans enslaved at Montpelier and a Madison family member. The book...

Sunday Night Miracle

Tar Heels. Blue Devils. The headlines scream about history, bedlam, and anxiety. Lots of it.   I know that anxiety. Two weeks ago the prospect of playing Duke Kept me in a knot of worry and fear for a week.   Then I flew to Charlotte for a retreat. I watched...