Matt McCoy I’ve always felt a little uncomfortable with the part of the Lord’s Prayer where it says, “…Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil…” After a preamble that says a bunch of really … Read more
I remember an incident that happened during my first year working here, where I was walking down the hall with a resident, discussing some mutual garden interests. As we rounded the corner to the corridor where her apartment was, a man intercepted us and gruffly told her, “You’re late!” She ignored what he said, and … Read more
There are signs of spring’s arrival long before its declaration on the equinox. Chickens seem to intuit it as soon as we turn the bend with the winter solstice, waiting – out of respect for the Holidays maybe – just long enough for the start of the New Year to begin laying eggs again. Snow-dusted … Read more
The oldest known connection of Saint Valentine’s Day with the theme of romantic love is dated back to the 14th century, and commonly attributed to the English poet Chaucer. By the late 18th century, the tradition had become so widespread that entrepreneurs started selling pre-written poetry for inarticulate young men, with Charles Dickens later coining … Read more