They know how to do it: survive and support each other and share what they have. They are, after all, New Yorkers. The power, offering light and heat, remains a memory and a wish; refrigerators simply store food, not chill it, while folks wildly seek…
As the East Coast moves through the day and assesses Sandy's devastation, the rest of us watch, pray and think of how we will help in the days ahead. (S-R photo)
My niece, Laura, lives in Long Island, and her family is just two blocks away from a mandatory evacuation area for Hurricane Sandy. We talked yesterday as they scurried about getting ready. I texted her this morning to see how they were doing and she…
I love Italy. That year we spent together was filled with magical experiences and a few growing pains. So when I hear news from Italy, it feels like news from home…Oh, the secrets she kept while I explored her cities, trains, art, and people. Secrets…
With 10,000 people retiring in the US every day, retirement destinations are a hot topic. Where shall we go to enjoy life without alarm clocks summoning us to a detailed schedule? Perhaps the island of Ikaria should be added to our list of idyllic possibilities.…
As some of our regular blog readers know (thank you EndNotes loyalists) I am living in Chicago for three months, on sabbatical from the newspaper, doing an internship at Rush Medical Center in chaplaincy. (My planned encore career when I'm older.) Anyway, I came off…
Breast cancer …the words still sting – eight years later – when I use them to describe my health history. Some cancer survivors say, “Cancer was a gift.” Ummm, not my idea of a gift. I prefer boarding passes to fun places and homemade cards,…
Sunday evening, returning to my temporary digs in Chicago via cab from Midway, my cab driver who had seemed friendly and non-threatening started in on his world view which includes these beliefs: The government is doing mind control through the cell phone towers and the…
George McGovern, a man to honor and remember for his contribution to American politics, has died. He was a politician who advocated justice for poor Americans and supported civil rights for all of us. McGovern characterized himself saying: “I always thought of myself as a…
I am at the airport waiting for a flight and there is a boy about 6 who is waiting for what I hope is a different flight. He has the telltale bark of what used to be called croup. But could it be whooping cough?…
I felt bad for Alex Rodriguez, the baseball great, because he endured a slump during the big playoff games. Lots of people jumped in to say how he was done, finished, kaput. And some commenters expressed a bit of glee because of his stunning salary.…
New York Times columnist Gail Collins looks at the presidential debates from a gender perspective: tone of voice – and all that talk about binders. She (quietly) hits the mark.
Our ballots for voting came in the mail today – and my heart did a little dance. Not because I am eager to vote – although I am – but because this time there were three ballots in our mailbox. Our son, Alex, will vote…
Sometimes it takes a long, long time for deserved recognition to arrive. Mother Marianne, a Sister of St. Francis in Syracuse, will be canonized by Pope Benedict XVI in Rome on Sunday. Her remarkable work: in 1883 Mother Marianne decided to live among the lepers…
Our EndNotes column today discussed whether a friend should be upset that a widowed friend is remarrying so quickly after her husband died. Our answer in a nutshell: Nah. Celebrate with her instead. If we had more room to discuss, we might have added that…
Amazing comments from a twenty-something writer about the upcoming election. Her words and insights offer evidence that wisdom does not require decades of experience – just great skills of observation and reflection. (S-R photo)
Just returned from seeing the new movie Argo. Ben Affleck directs the story of the CIA-assisted escape of six Americans hiding in Iran at the home of a Canadian diplomat; the six American consular officials slipped out of the American Embassy in Tehran on November…
The young Pakistani girl, Malala Yousufzai simply wants to go to school and become a doctor. She was shot earlier this week. An arrest has been made of a number of suspects. The young girl has had one of two bullets removed from her body.…
In my chaplain internship at Rush University Medical Center, we have a 24-hour on-call shift every 7 to 10 days. The other chaplains get off their pagers at 5 p.m. and transfer their pages to the on-call chaplain. Your pager beeps everytime a chaplain has…
During my three-month sabbatical in Chicago, the "L" train I commute on each day goes over some very old urban tracks as it rounds a corner. I can see the track coming and every time, I have an instant memory of childhood, of Natatorium Park…
Moving through downtown this morning, early, early, after my peaceful walk around the lake, I was jolted as sirens blared. Soon a fire truck appeared, then a medic unit and then two patrol cars. All the first responders arrived first to tend to a homeless…
It is never too late to honor a fallen soldier or for a family’s angst to finally be relieved. For families of servicemen and servicewomen, a burial of remains is the final and often necessary ritual to honor their loved one. Today, after 37 years,…
October is breast cancer awareness month and among the flood of pink ribbons are lots of myths about this disease. As a breast cancer survivor, I can tell you that I have heard many of these myths. Take time to read about what is fact…
My great-nephew Noah lost his cell phone while on vacation over the summer at the Washington ocean. Yesterday, I got a voicemail from a woman who said: "Hi Becky you don't know me but I am down at the ocean and found this cellphone on…
We have suffered and lost enough of our soldiers. The war in Afghanistan drones on. The 2000th casualty has died. When will it end - this longest war? A package waits to be mailed on my dining room table for a nephew who serves in…
Spokesman-Review features writer Rebecca Nappi, along with writer Catherine Johnston of Olympia, Wash., discuss here issues facing aging boomers, seniors and those experiencing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.
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