The Flip Side of the Coin

My family is big. Like, really, really, really big. I have four parents and five siblings, plus a handful of nephews and a niece. I have more than 20 aunts and uncles and 27 first cousins. (I counted.) Then there are all the second cousins and first cousins once removed, some of whom I’ve never [...]

A Small World After All

[Fair warning to my few and faithful readers: I’m going to talk about PBS’ Faces of America program again. I know, I’m getting annoying, but I really loved this show and think it raised a number of important questions to consider. Still, if you’re sick and tired of reading about it, you might want to [...]

All That We Perceive

Perception. It is “the act or faculty of apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind,” at least, according to the dictionary. When we taste, touch, see, smell or hear, we are perceiving. Every day, our perceptions lead us to make certain conclusions: she has brown eyes, he is bald, the water is [...]