Saturday Night Life

So What Can We Do about Gaza and Israel? Try Finding Something to Hope About, Finding Something to Laugh About, and Finding Something to Protect

October 15, 2023

Once again, we find ourselves learning about a horrific situation of violence and hatred and death and suffering taking place about a thousand miles away from where I am. My initial reaction to the attacks on Isreal and on Gaza was to cry, because it was so sad and involve so much death and injury, … More So What Can We Do about Gaza and Israel? Try Finding Something to Hope About, Finding Something to Laugh About, and Finding Something to Protect

My Top 3 Movie Surprises of 2022

December 20, 2022

It’s the time of year when people tend to look back and choose their favorites in media in the past 12 months. I haven’t seen that many movies this year; my husband and son don’t like to go to movies, and it gets hard to make arrangements with friends, and I’m usually not motivated to … More My Top 3 Movie Surprises of 2022

Guess What Famous Person Most Inspires Me to Compassion this Inaugural Day Morning

January 20, 2021

I’m writing this post in the pre-dawn hours of a day that I personally have looked forward to for over 4 years–the end of the Donald Trump presidency and the beginning of the Joe Biden presidency. But before I throw myself into the celebration of a new administration, with my new focus on the Beloved … More Guess What Famous Person Most Inspires Me to Compassion this Inaugural Day Morning

Just What I Needed: Tom Hanks and SNL At Home

April 12, 2020

In times of such uncertainty, we all have to just approach things one day at a time. On the whole, I’ve been in pretty good spirits over our coronavirus isolation time, particularly once things with my son’s college got settled down and we got into our “sheltering at home” groove. Yesterday was a really … More Just What I Needed: Tom Hanks and SNL At Home