The thing that almost always works

April 3, 2020 · by Lori | in music, video | tagged baby, Berklee College of Music, Eckernforde, Germany, Kiel, painting, renovation, wallpaper | 1 Comment

Chew toys lose their charm quickly, Mama is elbow-deep in renovating tasks, Oma is just not as good—life is hard when you’re a baby! [Read more]

If you’ve been waiting for the movie

March 25, 2020 · by Lori | in health, learning, science, social issues | tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, disease, illness, kurzgezagt, responsibility, youtube | 2 Comments

I’m happy to report that it’s not a documentary, it’s a cartoon. [Read more]

Not the only crisis

March 15, 2020 · by Lori | in health, politics, social issues | tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, crisis, income disparity, New York City, poverty, school lunch, social issues, wealth | Leave a comment

What I’m thinking about today are some realities that come up in the context of covering the virus. [Read more]

Dispatches from the Dallas-Ft. Worth airport

March 10, 2020 · by Lori | in culture, food, health, science, travel | tagged China, coronavirus, COVID-19, culture, disease, fever, habits, NPR, symptoms, Wuhan | Leave a comment

The report I heard didn’t say anything about what happens next: [Read more]

Art to Share: Jon Foreman

February 27, 2020 · by Lori | in Art to Share, creativity, nature, photograph | tagged Beach, color, ephemeral, Jon Foreman, Land art, My Modern Met, pattern, Sara Barnes, Sculpt the World, stones, Wales, Welsh beaches | 4 Comments

I tend to look, like (or not), and move on. But I’m trying to go deeper, look closer, [Read more]

Late for World Radio Day

February 14, 2020 · by Lori | in culture, history, language, Listen:, music, Spain, travel, Uncategorized, video | tagged broadcasting, music, pop music, Radio Garden, travel, Valentine's Day, World Radio Day | Leave a comment

…a lot of chanting and thunderous applause for an unknown event in Aubonne, Switzerland, followed by some auto-tuned Reggeaton in Verona, Italy. [Read more]

Maybe you have to be Canadian.

February 4, 2020 · by Lori | in humor, photograph, travel | tagged Canada, contest, hair freezing, snowshoes, Takhini Hot Springs, winter sports, Yukon | 4 Comments

…an air temperature of -4° F or lower makes it possible [Read more]

And I quote: E.M Forster

January 16, 2020 · by Lori | in and I quote:, philosophy, Spain, travel | tagged E.M.Forster, plans, travel, visa, waiting | 1 Comment

I’ve wondered just where the first set of documents is currently located—tucked as a bookmark in someone’s weekend reading? Lining the bottom of a birdcage? Holding up a rickety table leg? [Read more]

The dumbest thing

January 4, 2020 · by Lori | in clutter, creativity, humor | 4 Comments

Of course, I didn’t set out to do a dumb thing, but I also didn’t think things through. [Read more]

The Great Yule Loaf Burning, or “Frosting to the rescue”

December 27, 2019 · by Lori | in Uncategorized | 4 Comments

One thing we can be sure of is that Mary wouldn’t have made Jesus a western-style frosted layer cake studded with candles to celebrate his birth. [Read more]