The Strength of Mothers
For Mother’s Day from Vienna and Paris
Read More The Strength of MothersGeorgia on my mind
From a Parisien sidewalk. The women of Georgia (the state) are about to let loose. It will not be pretty.
Read More Georgia on my mindRemembrance for Poincaré
If you have read Cixin Liu’s The Three Body Problem, the name Henri Poincaré might ring a bell. Poincaré was an early twentieth century mathematical master. One of his feats was an analysis of how three masses in mutual orbit behave. This analysis provides the foundation for chaos theory. In Liu’s science fiction book, the […]
Read More Remembrance for PoincaréRain in Paris
Raindrops
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To really be inspired check out clochers.org
Read More Clochers de ParisWaiting for a visa
An existential condition and a book
Read More Waiting for a visaFor Maria
We celebrated the life of my cousin Maria today. She was a little over a year older than I, and leaves to this world a devoted partner Greg and daughter Morgan and son Jordan. This day was full of remembrance and thanks, joy and beauty, pain, loss, hope, wisdom. I think of flowers this day […]
Read More For MariaSolace from New Zealand
The bravery of New Zealand in confronting pain and loss, in embracing its Muslim community, in confronting white supremacy is like an opening for humanity to move forward. This photo. https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2019/03/photos-mourning-new-zealand/585304/#img02 This moment of a worshipper at Kilbirnie Masjid embracing New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is the essence of all that we need to […]
Read More Solace from New ZealandVisionary women of Atlanta
In honor of Black history month, thought I would highlight some inspiring murals that adorn Atlanta’s Auburn Avenue. The first highlights the contributions of four women to Atlanta. They are Selena Butler, Mathilda Beasley, Annie McPheeters, and Dorothy Thompson. Dorothy Bolden Thompson was one of the true unsung lights of the Civil Rights movement. Employed […]
Read More Visionary women of AtlantaBlack history month book giveaway!
In honor of the U.S. Black History Month commemoration, I am giving away two copies of the book W. E. B. Du Bois’s Data Portraits: Visualizing Black America. What do you have to do to be a winner? Be one of the first to create and send in a visualization inspired by the set of […]
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