In my latest post on Medium, The Five Faces of Mask, I revisit a subject I covered 6 months ago.” Here’s an aside: Could mask merchandise forecast the election, two weeks from now? An Amazon search for Trump 2020 face mask yielded 501 “results” compared to 417 for Biden 2020 face mask. Among the companies selling […]
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Have You Wondered Where I’ve Been?
I will soon be returning to Paris, where I lived on-and-off between 2008 and 2019. It is an unexpected move — at once, exciting and daunting. Not knowing exactly when I’m leaving but having to decide what I’ll need and where to put everything else while I’m gone is not conducive to writing. That said, […]
Dear Reader, I’m Sending You Elsewhere
Yesterday — much to my delight — Jane Brody‘s featured “The Benefit of Talking To Strangers” in her “Personal Health” column for the New York Times. Actually, it’s about consequential strangers. With in-person time with family and close friends now limited by a mutual desire to avoid exposure to Covid-19, the brief socially distant contacts […]
Why Biden Must Win
February 26, 2020 was my cousin Ronnie’s birthday. It was also the day Jim Clyburn announced his game-changing endorsement and called on us, via Twitter, to “stand with @Joe Biden”: I know Joe Biden. I know his character, his heart, and his record. Joe Biden has stood for the hard-working people of South Carolina. We […]
Don’t Hold Down Your Finger to “Share” on Facebook
I was recently asked to “share” on Facebook that it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a cause I certainly support. I didn’t do it — and here’s why: The message read: Hi, hope all is well with you.. have a favor to ask for Breast Cancer Awareness month! Would you put a ❤ on your Facebook […]