In Greek the word “philo” means friend, though it can also mean to “cherish” or to “love,” as in “philosophy” (the love…
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Thinking about this week’s blog made whet my appetite. Even before I’d decided on a topic, I associated the writing of this…
As I write this late Friday afternoon, the last day of July, I reflect on how a week earlier Katie and I…
In a show of solidarity with the people of Greece, I’m reaching into the archives this week to re-share a past post…
The past couple weeks have been busy with writing, editing, blogging, landing a new day job, social media-ing, and the like. Oh,…
When I was a boy, my father, an immigrant from Greece, spoke often and fondly of the homeland. He talked of the…
In his Symposium, Plato declares that according to Greek Mythology humans originally boasted four arms and four legs, their bodies driven by…
Summer’s upon us. Sunny weather, the skies cloudless most days (unless you live in San Francisco, I suppose) seem friendly, and what…
Initially, I had a different post in mind this week; something about my fear of flying as it’s travel season and the…
The other night, winding down after a day of writing, editing, and a completing a job interview, I watched this movie “Memphis.”…