Abigail Adams might be the greatest woman in U.S. history
There are no great books about Abigail Adams, and that should surely change.
Why don’t historians just call more people gay?
Gay people have always been there. So why is there no mention of their sexual orientation in history? Itâs because historians can rarely prove their sexual behavior, let alone their sexual orientation.
Find or make your Walden pond wherever you are
Do less, but better and live somewhere that is your Walden Pond, to the best you can manage. Make radical change to get there. Thereâs a lesson in that.
I sometimes wish I was religious
This tracks nationally, too. In other words, adults would like to think they’re going to heaven but increasingly don’t show up to the presumably necessary places to get there.
A revised obituary for Donna Harter
A new, updated obituary for my mom, Donna Harter.