Blog, HOPE: A PESSIMIST'S GUIDE, Week 7
Scott Russell Sanders tells a charming story about his daughter’s wedding. He is in the vestibule of the church with the wedding party. “Clumsy in my rented finery–patent leather shoes that are a size too small and starched shirt and stiff black...
Blog, HOPE: A PESSIMIST'S GUIDE, Week 7
The word beauty brings to mind a set of visual images for me. I’m guessing this is, at least to some degree, a shared human tendency. I right away think of mountain landscapes, Arizona sunsets, the Sistine Chapel, my mountain bike and Marisa Tomei. The...
Blog, HOPE: A PESSIMIST'S GUIDE, Week 7
Last night I marched with thousands of people of all ages, ethnicities, and classes to the Port of Oakland. People were chanting, smiling, speaking about nonviolence, talking about change, playing Michael Jackson on stereo, and the list continues. What was most...
