“I feel I hold her heart in my hands…holding my mother’s letters. ” -Sherry Turkel, Epilogue- Alone Together, 2011. The kids called him “Mr. Robert.” Bobby’s small creative arts class at a Church daycare was his “passion.” The kids just loved him. He allowed them to be who they are. He let them shine. Together […]
Full Attention
October 29, 2012 __________________________________________________________________________________________ A recent review in THE WEEK asks this question: “Facebook: Are social media making us lonely?” Stephen Marche in The Atlantic states: “Thanks to texting, Facebook, Google+, and Twitter, Americans now live in a “web of connection” in which we can reach everyone we know in just a fraction of a […]
“Are We Acting Crazy?”
September 24, 2012 “Are we acting crazy?’ is a question Larry D. Rosen asks in the opening pages of his new book- iDisorder. My answer is: “Absolutely!” Curiosity and a need to understand why we are so nuts, – has led me into an investigation of technology’s impact upon our world and culture. Since people don’t […]