Thank you for your enthusiasm and support expressed at last night’s book release party. I enjoyed meeting new folks, catching up with old friends, and hearing your stories! The room was infused with your excitement, and we had a great time. And now for the important stuff … The esteemed winners of last night’s Etsy drawing… [Read more…]
June 8, 2010
Bon-bons and marzipan and tiramisu, oh my! Don’t miss tonight’s release party for The Art of Dying at the Center for History in Wheaton. 6:30-9:30pm Desserts will be served. Reading begins at 6:30pm. Books will be available for sale! Join us and bring a friend!
April 28, 2010
I was talking with an estate planner today. He said that he had been trained–from a legal point of view–how to write living wills and powers of attorney for people making end-of-life plans. But he didn’t really understand the issues from a medical or caregiving perspective. He had no idea if or to what extent… [Read more…]
March 31, 2010
David Brooks asked a probing question in his column yesterday. It’s a question highlighted by the two reasons Sandra Bullock has been in the news lately: First, she won an Academy Award for best actress. Then came the news reports claiming that her husband is an adulterous jerk. So the philosophic question of the day… [Read more…]
March 28, 2010
Patricia Hammond sings for the elderly, usually in nursing homes. It’s a unique and demanding profession, but the rewards, she writes, are immense. Ms. Hammond writes about the pleasures–and trials–of caring for those near death. In many ways, they’re irascible. Residents tell her to shut up. Others complain about their neighbors. And you never know… [Read more…]
February 11, 2010
No, I’m not saying America is dying a slow death because of our weakened economy and fractious political process. Two pieces over at The Atlantic remind me that hope is a Christian virtue with relevance in these tough times as well as throughout the Christian life. At the end of life, hope is important–not in… [Read more…]
February 8, 2010
Glenn Llopis seems to fit into the world of business self-help gurus. I don’t know of his work, but I read this Business Week interview with him, in which he says things like, “We can re-propel the entrepreneurial spirit once again if we can persuade business leaders to adopt a new way of thinking.” Llopis… [Read more…]
August 24, 2009
Money can’t buy love; it can’t buy true friendship. In fact, all the best things in life, at MasterCard says, are priceless. It turns out however, all this conventional wisdom is wrong. New research, as reported in the Boston Globe, actually does buy happiness, if its correctly spent. “For deep-seated psychological reasons, when it comes to… [Read more…]
June 9, 2010
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