Music as meditation
Evanston RoundTable, April 30, 2024 I would probably be a good candidate for meditation. Partly from temperament and partly from habit, I tend to fill — Read More
Save the planet – shop local!
Evanston RoundTable, April 18, 2024 Local stores can and do re-invest in the community, something the online behemoths don’t. “If you’re not part of the — Read More
Suicide among elderly: an avoidable tragedy?
Lerner Newspapers, Dec. 10, 1974 SENIOR SUICIDE. It’s a problem most people prefer not to deal with. Perhaps that’s because the thought of old — Read More
Password purgatory
Evanston RoundTable, April 2, 2024 For a long time, like many people, I had but one password. It was easy to remember and served me — Read More
My weekend with Kurt Vonnegut
Evanston RoundTable, March 28, 2024 Can’t say I’ve hung out with too many icons. As a kid, I was introduced to Wilt Chamberlain in the — Read More
I remember Mom
Evanston RoundTable, March 6, 2024 The other night my grandmother came to me in a dream to talk about Helen, her middle daughter – my — Read More
Balancing act: New NU Dean of Music also composes and teaches
Evanston RoundTable, Feb. 27, 2024 In the 1995 movie Mr. Holland’s Opus, Mr. Holland (played by Richard Dreyfus) has to “settle” for a career as — Read More
The heavy load of existence
Evanston RoundTable, Jan. 25, 2024 I always imagined, growing up, that enlightenment would come to me (and everyone else) with age. By enlightenment I mean — Read More
Meet Ewoynne Warren, Evanston’s downtown StreetWise vendor
Evanston RoundTable, Jan. 10, 2024 Ewoynne Warren says life is getting better. “I’ve turned myself around,” he told me in an interview arranged by the — Read More
Happy new year — hopefully
Evanston RoundTable, Dec. 27, 2023 The human brain is a remarkable organ, often characterized as the most complex structure in the universe. We learn from — Read More
