Category Archives: Interpersonal Relations

Switching roles and political hope

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Richard Koerner

After you have lived together for over forty years, I suppose it is natural for some of one’s natural tendencies to be absorbed into and appear in a spouse. Nonetheless, I was a bit surprised to note that MK was … Continue reading →

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KnitWits!

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Richard Koerner

In my quest to order my life, I came across some materials still in my possession that I cannot let go of. I remember well the craze and return to knitting with delight, it was so much fun seeing students … Continue reading →

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Dandelions and Honeysuckle, the North and the South, and continued Racism

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Richard Koerner

A few months back when we were in Savannah, Georgia at the book fair, I was thrilled to see a favorite author, Pat Conroy in person. It was wonderful to hear him speak. As I have mentioned before, he made … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day 2015

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Richard Koerner

Stewie and I took a short walk, it was raining, so the poor guy had to just settle or that. I intend to take him out for a Sunday, Mother’s Day stroll later. I settled in to doing my weekly … Continue reading →

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Random thoughts on Riots, Violence, Equality, and Judgmentalism

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Richard Koerner

Recent events in the United States are reminders that despite the ‘chemotherapy’ that we administered to cure our body of its ills, the disease still lies rampant within our collective body. It has metastasized in a horribly virulent way. The … Continue reading →

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