The inauguration

I worked this morning and missed the inauguration of President Biden, but this evening, I had the opportunity to watch the entire replay. I am not going to talk about parties and divisions, but I want to say that I was heartened by the pastoral prayers, the scriptures quoted, and the singing of Amazing Grace and a quote from another hymn. I was impressed with the poem by Amanda Gorman, America’s first National Youth Poet Laureate, asking us to “leave behind a country better than we were.”

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Happy Thanksgiving!

I would like to wish my readers a Happy Thanksgiving.  I know that some of you have had a rough year and finding things to be thankful for may be a challenge.  Others are leading very busy lives and this holiday may feel like work to you, or it may feel like a chance to rest.  I hope that you can all spend Thanksgiving with loved ones. Continue reading

Lessons on the road

You may recall that I gave Liuda her first driving lesson in July and then another one in August.  It has been difficult to coordinate with her for driving lessons, especially since she has been sick for the last three weeks.  She told me today that she has pneumonia. Continue reading