I wonder how many temporarily “Canadian” truckers, recently evicted from the bridge at Windsor/Detroit, are now chugging their way west across the windswept snowy plains, aiming for the desert around Coachella, near Palm Springs California? It’s not just the weather (weekend forecast sunny, dry & high 70s) that’s drawing them. Or the three local Indian … Continue reading Behold: the USA Truckers Caravan Cometh
Wayne Finegar II of Baltimore Maryland was formally approved to become the next Director of Quaker House in Fayetteville NC on Sunday evening, February 13, 2023, by the Quaker House Board. He succeeds Kindra Bradley, who stepped down in October of 2021 due to family concerns. Wayne’s employment officially begins on March 1. He is … Continue reading Breaking: New Director of Quaker House; And an Open Letter
In the zombie edition of his Writers Almanac, Garrison Keillor notes that today, June 16, is “Bloomsday.”: GK: On this day in 1904, James Joyce and Nora Barnacle went on their first date. Nora, who was from Galway, worked as a chambermaid at Finn’s Hotel in Dublin; she met Joyce on the 10th of June, … Continue reading For Bloomsday: My Weird Odyssey With Joyce’s “Ulysses”
Writing Quaker history & theology is not exactly the road to fame and fortune. But a few still take it, and among those of the passing generation, one that I most admire is Douglas Gwyn, who is always Doug to me. One reason for admiration is that Doug has produced some outstanding work. My favorite … Continue reading Free Quaker Music from Songster/Theologian Doug Gwyn: Now Online
Garrison Keillor stopped by High Point, NC last Friday night. He did a show with Robin & Linda Williams & a couple other troupers, as The Hopeful Gospel Quartet. I wanted to go. But Covid. I’d seen the Hopeful folks once, in Virginia, they live up in the Shenandoah somewhere, and heard ‘em on PHC … Continue reading Garrison’s Show Was Close By & Above Average, But I Missed It