For Sam Fuentes: Parkland.             “silence is the language of god, all else is poor translation.” ― Rumi   Before the dust settles, before the news cycle cycles through yet again, before the next shooting captures our short attention span and our president has another tantrum, here’s all I want

I Take Care of Three People I take care of three people on a daily basis who are mean to me.   I take care of my 91- year -old mother, who six years ago was still working as a judge in Connecticut, driving a car and living independently with

October 14, 2016 Russell L. Brenneman, a Connecticut environmental lawyer, teacher, and activist, died peacefully at St. Vincent’s Medical Center, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on October 10th. He was 88. Mr. Brenneman was born on August 15, 1928, in Springfield, Illinois, to Russell L. Brenneman, Sr., a banker, and Anita Seeds

April 5, 2016 About Last Night I had music in my house last night, a jam session that roused the heavens. There was freedom, and harmony and joy. And it happened next to the Thomas the Tank Engine table. My tribe from the east coast blew into town and we

March 16, 2016 Deep contemplation… Deep contemplation is always what’s in short order these days. In these days, of seeming world collapse – social, political, environmental – and social media pinpricks that don’t give you time to recover from another catastrophe.   Deep contemplation, soothing brain waves that heal from

January 20, 2016 The Worst Mothering Moment Ever There are so many, really, how to choose just one?   The time I had to wrestle my tantrumming 3-year old daughter as the plane descended into JFK?   The time I pretended to be asleep so that I didn’t have to