I haven’t watched a lot of the Olympics this year, but what I’ve seen has given me a glimpse of a disturbing trend: the belief that joy can only be experienced when you get the gold.  Not only is this evident in Beijing, it’s a movement th...

When Angela moved here from Georgia, one of the first things I helped her do was transfer her Medicaid.  I naively assumed this would be a simple click of the mouse, but Social Security told her she had to apply at  the Department of Childr...

Cleaning the pool one day, I discovered a cockroach floating in the water under the lid of the skimmer basket.  The Buddhist in me wanted to save it.  The human in me was appalled.  I watched it struggle in the water, trying to find a ...