We went hiking last week at a nature preserve sponsored by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, with our friend Pam. The hike was gifted with a Conservancy Guide who took us “hiking at the speed of Botany,” meaning that he would stop every 200 yards or so to show us the red phloem of the Sassafras Tree, or to let us know that it is going to be just about impossible to rid ourselves of the invasive Knotweed. Hiking and being...

The War for Talent is over. Talent has won! People are mislabeling this victory for talent as The Great Resignation as if to suggest that people are quitting and hanging it up. Far from it, today’s workers are seeking new opportunities and challenges. Perhaps better to call it The Great Renewal No doubt, the challenges of Covid-19 from remote working, to burnout, to managers who understandably had no idea how to support workers, contributed to people thinking about the meaning...

I attended a family reunion and memorial service for my sister-in-law, Patty, this past weekend. Her young grandchildren eulogized her by reciting some poems they selected and that had meaning to them,  their grandmother, and as it turned out, the rest of our family. Poetry has always been source for quieting,  reflecting and deepening our understanding of the world. I wrote about Amanda Gorman’s, (our first National Youth Poet Laureate)  Inaugural Speech and the power that her poetry conveyed to...

I made a trip to the Genius Bar at the Apple Store the other day to check on my laptop, which was exhibiting the Spinning Beachball of Death way too often As usual the store was packed but since I had an appointment, I was confident I would be seen in a timely manner. When I checked in, however, the maître d told me that they had just one genius at the bar, he was jammed, and I may have...

One of the great controversies in the canine world is why do dogs love to stick their heads out the window of a moving car.  Perhaps it is the views that expand their world outside of their crates and home world. Maybe it is the wind blowing up their coiffure that serves as a kind of air massage or they may just be tired of hearing their owners exclaim, “sit, stay” and” don’t stick your head out, it’ll be crushed...