Much has changed. While living abroad for eight years, my family stopped recognizing American holidays. I viewed the occasions as capitalistic schemes to boost the economy. They aided the status quo while keeping the most vulnerable populations poor. I laughed at the plot.   While I still find many of the dominant holidays silly and materialistic, I have softened my stance. Last week, my children celebrated Halloween for the first time. My oldest is almost fifteen and a fresh

I stepped out of the office and picked up my sister’s call. When she answered, I could tell from her voice that something was off.  She explained how she broke a finger while walking her dog. The pup got excited at seeing another dog and yanked the leash while she tied her shoe. His four legs and her ring finger went in opposite directions.  I listened as she explained her frustration and how the injury would restrict her activities. After failing to console her and making it

What is ideal work for you? As much as we would like to chill and enjoy every luxury life can offer, it is not a reality for us. We must work. Let's return to the opening question. How do you define ideal work? W. E. B. Du Bois says, “The ideal of Work–not idleness, not dawdling but hard continuous effort at something worth doing by a man supremely interested in doing it, who knows how it ought to be done and is willing to take infinite pains doing it.” Tasks aligned with our

Forty minutes before the train departed, I arrived at the Sacramento Valley Station. Everything online told me thirty minutes or less was enough time to board the Amtrak line to Hayward. The Uber driver dropped me at the curb at 11:15 AM for an 11:55 AM train. I pulled open the heavy glass door and surveyed the lobby. The waiting area mirrored a scene from an old Western movie. I sat on a long wooden bench and waited for further instructions. No announcement came on the inter

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