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Ignite — 9/25/26

  • September 25, 2026

    Ignite — 9/25/26

    To laugh or not to laugh, that is the question . . . Continue reading

    Ignite — 9/25/26
  • September 24, 2026

    Keep On Chewing

    Overwhelming interest inspired GB, the Mother of all Gummy Bears, to respond to more questions and comments. Continue reading

    Keep On Chewing
  • September 23, 2026

    Stay Calm and Chew On

    My exclusive interview with GB, the Mother of all Gummy Bears. Continue reading

    Stay Calm and Chew On
  • September 22, 2026

    The Story of GB

    I have the taste buds of a 6-year old, so I LOVE Gummy Bears. But what’s their story? Thirteen years ago, I asked a First-Grade glass. Continue reading

    The Story of GB
  • September 18, 2026

    Ignite — 9/18/26

    Ah, togetherness . . . . Continue reading

    Ignite — 9/18/26
  • September 17, 2026

    A 20th-Century Thoreau

    A bard of the environment, Annie Dillard was a visionary whose “shimmering prose offered glimpses of the eternal.” Continue reading

    A 20th-Century Thoreau
  • September 15, 2026

    Grief Has No Expiration Date

    My late cat’s canned food had an expiration date. My grief about his death did not. Continue reading

    Grief Has No Expiration Date
  • September 11, 2026

    9/11 — 25 Year Later, Part III

    The damage wrought by 9/11 to our psyches was enormous. The cost of the chain of events leading from 9/11 to the current administration is incalculable. Continue reading

    9/11 — 25 Year Later, Part III
  • September 10, 2026

    9/11 — 25 Years Later, Part II

    After directing a client video about 9/11 First Responders, I united with the few who responded to the Flight 93 crash site in Shanksville, PA. Continue reading

    9/11 — 25 Years Later, Part II
  • September 9, 2026

    9/11 — 25 Years Later, Part I

    “Astonishing” was how the Washington Post first reported the terrorist attack — an adjective still seared into my memory 25 years later. [Part 1 of three parts.] Continue reading

    9/11 — 25 Years Later, Part I
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