Observations from . . . October 2023
A summary of the October 2023 posts in the MORE TO COME newsletter.
All posts filed under: Monday Musings
Thoughts to start off the work week
A gift to America
Seeing the wonder of America through Carol Highsmith’s evocative and timeless photography.
The blood cries out from the ground
David Grann’s tightly woven tale of one of the most heinous crime sprees in U.S. history.
Traveling through the ages of life
A trim, stark memoir by Nobel Laureat Annie Ernaux that examines time, aging, class, and memory.
A brilliant love letter to baseball
Joe Posnanski takes a loving look at 50 memories (and more) that explain why we love baseball.
Thank you, Sean Doolittle
Sean Doolittle was the most DC-type ballplayer the Nationals have ever had. Happy retirement!
Living exuberantly
Living well by living exuberantly with Bach, baseball, beauty … and the bending of the old elbow.
Luxuriating in the stream of time
The tale of Rinker Buck’s quest to trace the route of the old flatboats from Pittsburgh to New Orleans.
Bad and broken frames
Being alert to media framing helps us understand the challenges we face to shift our national conversations.
A date with history
Being a citizen is the most important work any of us can do.
