Monthly Archives: September 2023

               In the news lately: I see that the top court in France has outlawed the wearing of the long, loose Muslim garment called an abaya in their public schools, because  (the court claims) it wants to maintain laicite,  the French version of what we call … Continue reading →

              I listen to the reading of the names every year.  I listen as if I will hear a name I know this time around, someone I maybe knew way back, whom I might have forgotten, so there is logic to just … Continue reading →

Recently I had some dental work that called for me to keep my mouth wide open for a long time.  The dentist and his assistant helped me along with encouraging instructions, which I obeyed as flawlessly as I could: “a little … Continue reading →