Deeply troubled by the reports of violence against the Jews in Europe, Gil Kraus decided to rescue children from the clutches of Nazi Germany, his posh home and successful law practice in Philadelphia treasures he could let go. Even with two kids, 13 and 9—and perhaps because of them—he was willing to confront danger for… Read More WHY AMERICA IS GREAT and WHY IT ISN’T
Originally posted on Green Life Blue Water:
Dear Mr. President Elect My Greek immigrant grandparents arrived in this country sometime in the early 1920’s from Istanbul when it was still Constantinople, and while no one talks about it, I’m fairly sure they didn’t just leave, but escaped. Ethnic cleansing is nothing new across the globe:…
Originally posted on A Thomas Point of View:
Can we talk? Can we truly talk about the elephant in the room that you never want to talk about? Race. Let’s talk about race. I’m black. I’m a woman. Two indisputable facts that you may have noticed. I’m a mother. To a son. He’s the light…
stargazers in furious bloom – vanilla air – are the only flowers that trust me, tell me i am not hopeless; the juice in their veins, the way they gulp the sun and meet my face, their beauty and their business say i don’t need a green thumb and the riotous garden. all one needs… Read More stargazers
Originally posted on My Holistic Table:
After enjoying some, I set the rest aside to indulge the next day on my birthday. My 8 1/2-year-old PoPPed them into his mouth with no thought of leaving me my portion, and I barely had any. Laughing and crying. Here’s the simplest sugar-free version I came up with.…
Hi, you have a brand with organic ingredients for the lips? The color I have in mind is a cross between plum and raspberry. No, a little brighter than that but not pink. Would you have it as a lip liner? Matte but creamy. Wide-stick. (Eh, a little lighter than I wanted.) Oh, I wish… Read More Men Have It Easier
My husband wondered the other day what kind of style I’d sport as a preacher. I shot up an eyebrow when without thinking it through, he cast his vote for fire-and-brimstone prophet. He had forgotten how much I’ve changed over the years – at least those few days out of the month between cycles. I… Read More Preacher Wife
Here’s Part 2. 6) Are your most meaningful relationships with people of your own ethnicity? No. From my 20s on, some of my closest friendships have been with white and black Americans. The only other Korean-American coworker I’ve mentioned could not have been more different from me in values and lifestyle. She came from more… Read More My Race: Coast to Coast, Part 3
Continued from Part 1. Koreans care only about themselves. Americans aren’t ambitious. Californians aren’t bright. People go up in arms at generalizations, though these are not my claims in this post. Yes, exceptions defy stereotype. But people obviously make up groups of color and features called race. I talk about the cultures I have straddled and… Read More My Race: Coast to Coast, Part 2
If you’re interested, here’s a glimpse of me editing myself. *Ruthless* http://aopinionatedman.com/2014/02/24/the-writing-process-part-3-how-i-save-spit/ Love, HW
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