While I haven’t been updating this feature weekly, I certainly have been keeping up my reading! I won’t lie, it’s been a real positive aspect to the COVID-19 era for me. Combined with going through the New Yorker weekly, the Atlantic monthly, and the newspaper daily, reading the written word on real paper has meantContinue reading “What I’m Reading, July 5 – July 11”
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DC UL Backpacking Trip Report By Yours Truly
This was a fun trip to plan. Sharon, Karan, and I looked closely at maps of the Mid State Trail (MST) and Standing Stone Trail (SST) confluence in Rothrock State Forest a few weeks back and designed a loop with no car-shuttling required to make for an epic little return to one of our favorite hiking areas of Pennsylvania. Continue reading “DC UL Backpacking Trip Report By Yours Truly”
What I’m Reading, June 7 – June 13
Week two of this little feature. Not going to make the progress this week I’ve been accustomed to this spring thanks to being back in physically at work in the office and also taking Friday night and Saturday for a little backpacking adventure. Oh, and newspapers and magazines vying for attention. Category 1: Non-Fiction. [Finished OrlandoContinue reading “What I’m Reading, June 7 – June 13”
Saturday Afternoon Protesting
For me, the urge to protest began on Thursday. Reading about demonstrations and nationwide movements by newspaper, I looked out my window at the serene cityscape of Old Town Alexandria. Why wasn’t there anything happening here? I wondered. I did an admittedly cursory search of social media and Google to find any events to joinContinue reading “Saturday Afternoon Protesting”
Turning to Paper. Away From Social Media.
It’s time. Recent events have taken my social media fixation — addiction? — and forced me to recognize the impact and the limits of the medium. On one hand, the allure of breaking news and video seemingly direct from people and sources makes a compelling case that to be in the know means being activelyContinue reading “Turning to Paper. Away From Social Media.”
What I’m Reading, May 31-June 6
I posted the image of my slate of books on Instagram. It’s probably better to categorize and describe them here. This helps keep me on top of it. It also helps me make the most of what I’m reading. Category 1: Non-Fiction. For this we have Orlando Figes’ The Europeans. I tend to read oneContinue reading “What I’m Reading, May 31-June 6”
Am I Responsible?
It’s Tuesday, June 2, 2020. I’ve been alive for 40 years. Let’s call 30 of them historically conscious. I remember watching decade in review news shows in 1989-1990 as my first cognizant memory of understanding the flow of both history and the present – and finding my vantage someplace in it. I vividly remember myContinue reading “Am I Responsible?”
