Tag Archives: kindness
Reflections on Religion
“Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power.” ―Benazir Bhutto People see God every day, they just don’t recognize him. ― Pearl Bailey Why do born-again people so often make you wish they’d never been born the first time?” ―Katharine Whitehorn “There … Continue reading
My Father’s Mug
My father opened his apartment door and held out a coffee mug. “It’s a beautiful cup!” he said. “You need to take it.” I wheeled my suitcase into the guest room. “Take the cup!” he said, following behind. I told … Continue reading
Remember the Skunk
Sometimes, when I hate my husband, I think about our place in Boston and the night a skunk fell into the basement window well outside of our bedroom. “That’s not a kitten,” John said when I woke him. He went … Continue reading
Tip
I carry around one $100 bill to tip someone randomly. I go about my business and when I find that person who needs a pick-me-up, I plant the big bill as I normally would: in the hand of the hair … Continue reading
Witness Marks
“See that?” The clock repairman pointed his flashlight beam on a small, fine mark roughly engraved inside the old grandfather clock he was working on in our home. “Another repairman could have put that there almost a century ago,” he … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 