Category Archives: Quakers

Why No Plural “You” in English? Blame It On Quakers?? John McWhorter Says No, Y’all . . .

NOTE: Besides being a columnist for the New York Times, John McWhorter is also a professor of linguistics, and a survivor of some years in a Friends school. He also publishes an online “newsletter,” in which these observations appeared for thy edification. Why doesn’t English have a plural ‘you’? By John McWhorter Fish don’t know … Continue reading Why No Plural “You” in English? Blame It On Quakers?? John McWhorter Says No, Y’all . . . →

Quaker Chuckles – This Week We’re Going to Need Them . . .

On the Road to Perdition? A Friend who had joined Quakers after leaving a Calvinist church was driving to work when a truck ran a stop sign by a gas station, hit his car broadside and he was knocked out cold. Passersby pulled him from the wreck, laid him on the sidewalk, and revived him. … Continue reading Quaker Chuckles – This Week We’re Going to Need Them . . . →

How the Queen Rained on My Parade

Like a lot of people you haven’t heard of, I had other plans for September 8. In fact, I was going to have a parade. For me. Okay, it was going to be an imaginary parade, down the Main Street of my mind; such fetes have many advantages: cheaper; much easier to clean up after … Continue reading How the Queen Rained on My Parade →

Deja Vu All Over Again! Draft Exiles Streaming Out of Russia

[NOTE: the article below opens the doors of memory. The draft resistance exodus from Russia is the third such episode I’ve witnessed. The first two I played a bit part in: during the 1960s Vietnam War, many U. S. Quakers “aided and abetted” (technically a federal crime) many young men who left the country to … Continue reading Deja Vu All Over Again! Draft Exiles Streaming Out of Russia →

The Hidden Quaker Role in a Famous Catholic Monastery Cookbook “Empire”

How a solitary monk, known for his soup, united a community [And how a Quaker helped him start] Washington Post — September 20, 2022 By Kristen Hartke As dusk began to fall on Jan. 10, 2001, Ray Patchey just wanted to get home to his family for his birthday dinner. A lineman with Verizon, Patchey had … Continue reading The Hidden Quaker Role in a Famous Catholic Monastery Cookbook “Empire” →