View From Here: What Do the Little Folk Do?

View From Here: What Do the Little Folk Do?: This is the title of a song from Camelot, the Broadway musical. In the original cast, Julie Andrews and Robert Goulet sing this duet. Cha...

View From Here: Happy Birthday

View From Here: Happy Birthday: Rocky is 75 today. On Thanksgiving Day. No need for a huge party because the entire nation is celebrating by gathering over a festive mea...

View From Here: Why Bloomberg?

View From Here: Why Bloomberg?: My personal rule is not to vote for a presidential candidate over the age of 70. Why? Two reasons standout: first, age is a factor in lon...

View From Here: Oh Please!

View From Here: Oh Please!: I remember the ramp up to the impeachment of Richard Nixon. I was fascinated by the process and the content of that process. It was delib...

View From Here: Thankful

View From Here: Thankful: This is the week for thankfulness. Thanksgiving Day is this Thursday. A day for gathering those closest to us. Not all can join the group...

View From Here: Middle East Policy Shifts

View From Here: Middle East Policy Shifts: Israel now has America’s blessing to build settlements in the Gaza Strip. This is a policy change torpedoing 40+ years of American forei...

View From Here: Impact of Nonprofits

View From Here: Impact of Nonprofits: A quick rummage through some government labor data suggests nonprofit organizations account for 14 to 15% of all economic activity in the...

View From Here: Evidence Mounts

View From Here: Evidence Mounts: You can tell the impeachment inquiry is stacking up against the president. Evidence continues to flow. One revelation after another, even...

View From Here: Permanent Fixes Needed

View From Here: Permanent Fixes Needed: Have you ever wondered why something hasn’t been invented to permanently fix a common problem?   Perhaps some examples would help. W...

View From Here: Little Things Matter

View From Here: Little Things Matter: The light bulb needs replacing. The floor needs mopping. Clothes need washing. Dishes need cleaning. Same with the stove and refrigerator...

View From Here: Communication as Building Block

View From Here: Communication as Building Block: Tuesday we visited Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Downtown in the thick of urban life. Complicated to get to, park, debark th...

View From Here: Sharing

View From Here: Sharing: We share with others. Unbeknownst or not, we share time, presence, space with others. That is automatic. We share space on the roadways, ...

View From Here: Beyond the Present

View From Here: Beyond the Present: We focus on today and the past; often too much so. Let me explain. Living in the present is a gift. All too often we avoid the prese...

View From Here: Say It Ain’t So!

View From Here: Say It Ain’t So!: The uncivil society in which we live is something else. Used to be conversations in the school yard, on the bus, among friends at a party...

View From Here: Imbalances

View From Here: Imbalances: Political discussion these days centers on power and money. Below the surface, however, are the specifics of individuals, there needs, th...

View From Here: Problem Blaming

View From Here: Problem Blaming: I have friends that grumble a lot. It matters not that we are on an errand, or going to a meal out. Casual conversation leaps readily to ...

View From Here: Weather Blahs

View From Here: Weather Blahs: Late summer and early fall were atypical in the Midwest. We had long days of gray clouds, a lot of rain, and gloomy skies. With gusty win...

View From Here: Gifts

View From Here: Gifts: So, Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, recently said that his being gay is actually the biggest gift. I know what it means. So do many others. ...