200 000 Dead Americans

One in every 351 New Yorkers has died of Covid-19. Whilst lockdown is hard, these figures should remind us what it is all about. Putting 200 000 Covid-19 Deaths in Perspective Bernie Sanders here gives us his perspective on America’s struggle with Covid (among other things). I like that he does not dispute the  figures, …

Pandora, What Have We Done?

Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, it had felt like we were always on the verge of some cataclysmic event. Nuclear war had seemed a very real possibility. Terrorism was an ever present threat. Biological warfare was talked of with ominous frequency. Gradually the tension in the air had seemed to ease. The Iron …

Please Pray For Beauty Beyond Bones and The People of New York.

I have been watching the situation in New York state with alarm. Carolyn from BeautyBeyondBones, who was one of my earliest followers, is currently confined to her apartment in New York City. I wondered if we could all put in an extra prayer for her and her family in Ohio, who must be very concerned …