Welcome to my blog about ”What Moves Me”
Writer, humanist,
dog-mom,
horse-servant,
and cat-slave.
Lover of solitude
and the company of good friends.
New places,
new ideas,
and old wisdom.
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The Word that Kills
What happened in the minds of the men who sprayed bullets into the group celebrating Hanukkah on a beach (2025)? Or the Tree of Life synagogue (2018)? Or the man who walked into a church bible study and killed nine … Continue reading
The Future of Struggle
“Struggle” is not a word I naturally embrace. I recently posted this: My housekeeping style can be summed up in 7 words: “There appears to have been a struggle.” Okay, I stole that from a dish towel in a gift … Continue reading
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Tagged A.I., AI, Art, artificial-intelligence, creativity, Israel, Struggle, T.K. Thorne, writing
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People are a Lot More
“People are a lot more than their political inclination.” I read that statement today in a Washington Post article about an older man who found happiness in a wildly diverse group of coffee drinkers at a local café. People came … Continue reading
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Tagged Happiness, History, life, love, politics, Sisterhood, writing
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Who am I, Again?
Who are we? Yes, I’ve been obsessed with this question. I totally understand if you are rolling your eyes. But I think it is the key to unlocking a door that has been locked for a long time, maybe since … Continue reading
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Tagged LUCA, Memory, mindfulness, personal-growth, Reality, T.K. Thorne
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When Truths Collide (Part 2)
“Everything is true but false, all at once,” Jim Reed wrote in his tiny treasure of random thoughts, “What More Can I Say?” The serendipity and resonance of the Universe are startling. Or, Dang, I’ve been thinking about that! Resonance … Continue reading
When Truths Collide
At times, the need arises to hold two concepts in opposition as true. This is discombobulating. My mind craves order and simplicity. I blame that on evolutionary biology. Our most basic level of brain development is reptilian—edible/not edible; fight/flight, sleep/wake, … Continue reading
Do Anti-Zionists Hate Jews?
I never do this. But I am doing it. Rabbi Jonathan Miller wrote a piece titled “Do Anti-Zionists Hate Jews.” It was not a statement or position about Israeli policy but rather about an important principle. I found it made … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionists, Israel, palestine, politics, zionism
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Slash & Burn: Or Just Rearrange a Few Words?
I stared at it, bracing myself. It was a headline. It was subtle and chilling, and I couldn’t help wondering if I was complicit. In 2021, a book I’d labored on for eight years came out. Someone recently referred to … Continue reading
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My Brother and Pluto
Wow! This is something that doesn’t happen every day! My brother just had a “small planet” (asteroid) named after him! Continue reading
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Tagged Daniel Katz, NASA, New Horizons, Pluto, Pluto Mission, T.K. Thorne
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“The 72”
A small thing made all of human civilization possible. It is often overlooked and undervalued, but it is so much a part of our lives that we don’t pay much attention to it. Continue reading
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Tagged american-history, civil rights, History, john-lewis, selma
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