An art gallery downtown. Makoto Fujimura reads from The Four Quartets, testifies to what T.S. Eliot has meant to him. Tells of reading the poem aloud in the subway after 9/11. No one minded, he assures us.
Debra RienstraApril 15, 2016
Advice columnist Pious Petunia returns as a guest blogger to face her biggest challenge yet. What wisdom can Miss P offer for the horror that is Halloween? Dear Pious Petunia: My children nag me every year to buy the expensive bags of chocolate bars to…
Debra RienstraOctober 30, 2015
We have arrived at that late-summer turning point when we take stock of what we have or have not accomplished since Memorial Day, back when the broad expanse of summer days ahead seemed to glow with promise: anything is possible! Build a deck! Clean out…
Debra RienstraAugust 22, 2015
My daughter’s wedding is today. At last, the day has arrived! As you might expect, at my house we have been thinking of nothing but wedding wedding wedding for at least the past two weeks, and before that wedding business occupied a goodly share of…
Debra RienstraJuly 10, 2015
Before the terrible shooting in Charleston on June 17, there was no Wikipedia page for the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Over the next 36 hours, 44 different editors made 152 edits to create a “solid” page, according to a fascinating blog post by librarian/blogger…
Debra RienstraJune 27, 2015
Yes, they really joust! None of this Renaissance Faire theatrical choreography crap: pfuh! This is the real deal. Sixteen beefy guys with a glint in the eye and a fire in the belly suit up in 80 pounds of bristling steel armor, climb onto 1800-pound…
Debra RienstraSeptember 6, 2014
*Any resemblances to real persons or events, past or present, are strictly coincidental. Circa 1978 She: Honey, I think we were supposed to take that exit. He: Are you sure? She: Well, I’m looking at the atlas here and … boy, this is right on…
Debra RienstraAugust 9, 2014
Last night I sat on the steps of the United States Capitol and enjoyed my tax dollars at work in the form of the U. S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own.” It turns out that this elite army band is actually a collection of nine ensembles,…
Debra RienstraJuly 26, 2014
Today, guest blogger and advice columnist Pious Petunia offers hard-earned wisdom for brides, grooms, friends, and other victims of the summer wedding frenzy. Dear Miss Petunia: My girlfriend and I have talked about getting married, and I’m ready to propose to her. But I don’t…
Debra RienstraJune 27, 2014
