About time — Even if the stopwatch tells you they are the same length of time, five minutes at a party you are not enjoying and five minutes at a party you are enjoying, are not the same length of time. Of course, they are the same length of time.But, still, they aren’t. Compare five

Fred Rogers told me that he liked me just as I am. And I believed him.   Why not? I was a kid. He sang about it. About him liking me “exactly and precisely,” “without a doubt or question” just as I am.   Why would he lie?     ***    I’m about 15

I’m sitting on the Eames chair in the living room. I’ve written to you from here before, but I don’t think I’ve told you that. This tan lounge chair and ottoman—a gift from my mother and the only piece piece of furniture we have—is a lovely place from which to write. Sparky, our small pandemic

We begin, like my newest friend, Fiona, loved for exactly who we are.At two months old, nothing is expected from Fiona except for her to be as she is. She is not asked to “do others,” “try harder,” or “be better.” The rest of us, old enough to read, live with shame.   — Shame

    Is it Kosher? *** Two quotes from author Robert Brault:“Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true.”and“Life becomes easier when you learn to accept the apology you never got.” *** We are