by admin | Mar 17, 2020 | Aging, Coronavirus, Disaster, Healthcare, Personal health, Personal history, Public health, Restaurants
Every day seems to bring shocking news. Restaurants and schools close, conventions are canceled, overseas travelers face unexpected obstacles in coming home. The United States of America, like much of the rest of the world, is facing a crisis unlike any in our...
by admin | Jan 17, 2020 | Blogging, Medical, Personal health, Personal history, Writing
This blog has gone quiet for weeks until now, the second time since last May. My last post was about a month ago, linking readers to a newly released podcast in the Resilience Roundtable series for the American Planning Association. I will be doing more of those in...
by admin | Aug 30, 2019 | Blogging, Careers, Disaster, Education, Natural Hazards, Personal health, Personal history, Technology, Urban Planning, Writing
What astounds me about what I am about to say is that the last time I posted to this blog was July 24, more than a month ago. There are reasons for that, but in the meantime, despite the lack of new articles, this blog continued to find new subscribers—and their...
by admin | Jul 4, 2019 | Aging, Blogging, Books, Medical, Personal health, Personal history, Public health, Uncategorized
Some readers may have noticed that it has been seven weeks since I last posted to this blog (May 13). That delay was not by design but resulted from circumstances. For two weeks immediately after that last item, I was largely on the road, but that has happened before...
by admin | Jan 27, 2019 | Activism, Agriculture, Books, Careers, Gratitude, Journalism, Personal health, Personal history, Resilience, Writing
GRATITUDE ON PARADE#gratitudeonparadeI am devoting much of this week to people who contributed in significant ways to my early publishing career. For the last 35 years or more, I have mixed journalism and writing skills with technical and professional knowledge to...
by admin | Jan 5, 2019 | Activism, Blogging, Careers, Education, Gratitude, Personal health, Personal history, Resilience, Urban Planning
Gratitude on Parade #1 Okay, call me a copycat. If an idea is good enough, why not copy it proudly? On New Year’s Day, I read in a Chicago Tribune column by Heidi Stevens about a woman, Jen Kramer, who began a daily effort on Facebook a year ago as #yearoflove....
