Song of Alaska
A few observations from two weeks traveling through Alaska’s breathtaking landscapes.
Author: DJB
Moving us forward
Remembering Emmett Till and the ongoing fights against white supremacy and the whitewashing of history.
Destroying what is beautiful
The second in Donna Leon’s long-running Commissario Guio Brunetti mystery series.
Names matter
Thoughts on a recent visit to the highest peak in North America and its historic name.
If this was lost, let us all be lost always
For poet Mary Oliver, attention is the beginning of devotion.
You can learn a lot by reading the plaques
You learn a lot of fun facts if you read the plaques on the highway of life.
Our 49th state
Getting very close to reaching that bucket list goal of visiting all 50 states.
From the bookshelf: June 2023
Each month I have a goal of reading five books. Here’s my list from June 2023.
Changing the narrative one slave dwelling at a time
Q&A with Joe McGill about his crusading efforts with The Slave Dwelling Project.
While the sun shines
A reminder of what one old saying is telling us in today’s world.
MORE TO COME... 