civility

3 min read 2022-02-02 19:53:16

On Speaking and Keeping Silent

The conversation was flowing as usual at a dinner with friends when suddenly my friend grew very angry. I did not see this outburst coming. He asked

4 min read 2022-01-20 04:41:33

Today’s guest post by my friend, Dee Wolf, Chef/owner of The Lobster Shanty and Wolf Next Door Coffee in Salem, MA first appeared in my Server Not

11 min read 2022-01-18 03:03:03

I’ve spent the most of my life living and working in and around Boston. Right now, I’m embarrassed for Boston and the America many of us grew up

2 min read 2022-01-05 20:40:56

Healthcare is a people business. I’ve worked with many hospital CEOs and executives in my career. Leaders lead in everything they say and do.

3 min read 2021-12-31 20:07:09

One of today’s readings in the Lectionary always brings a smile to my face. I can hear my teacher at the Qatar Center for the Presentation of Islam

1 min read 2021-12-14 00:18:19

We have a great insurance company who sent us this notice this morning: USAA is a government-friendly organization, providing insurance to people

1 min read 2021-11-25 22:12:33

Thanksgiving seemed like a good time to address civility. Yes, I know the topic seems a bit unrelated to the subject matter I usually cover here, but

1 min read 2021-11-23 15:00:00

This post is by Veli Mitova (University of Johannesburg), who guest-edited a special issue of Philosophical Papers on Epistemic Decolonisation and

1 min read 2021-11-10 00:34:58

Photo Credit: The Lakehouse With the Thanksgiving holiday right around the corner, many plans are being made with family and friends. For those who

1 min read 2021-10-26 19:00:00

Masks of civility were our usual garmentsEven as we boiled silently with rageThe understanding was that this healing processWould allow those others

1 min read 2021-10-21 04:44:22

Civility & Unrest at Lincoln Square South, Photo Credit: The Bellevue Collection The Bellevue Collection is soon to transform into a major

1 min read 2021-10-21 01:15:37

AdventureMan and I have a lot in common; we share a lot of the same values and we’re in our 49th year of marriage. And yet . . . We also have our

1 min read 2021-10-20 00:48:20

One of the great jokes of the political circumstances of our age is that comedians are the great political commentators of the age. And while it

1 min read 2021-10-19 19:00:00

We'd gathered after the cosmopolitan professor's lectureAt the round table, there was a little wine and conversationIn the Green Room at the

1 min read 2021-10-07 21:02:14

From today’s Lectionary, because I am of Swedish descent and because I love that while embracing poverty, the nuns were allowed “as many books as