This Is Just To Say
I have inhaled
the news
that MAGA
is upset
not for
the schadenfreude
though that
is a balm
It turns out
they hate being duped—
we can
work with that
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Gather Round
This coming Monday, a few of us will be discussing the book The Breakup. Join us if you feel like it: October 26, 2026 5pm PT / 6pm MT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET Via Zoom In the great tradition of my local book club: you do not have to have done
On Working Small
A couple weeks ago, one of you spotted the phrase “compulsion to reconcile” and asked, knowingly but not unkindly, if I am still serving as a mediator. I am. I continue to work through my local Dispute Resolution Center (DRC), and I continue to love it. Why? 1. Because it
Save the Date?
No column today: I did more than the usual amount of mediating this week, and I’m all out of reasonableness. :-) Instead, I just want to flag that a few of us will be gathering on Monday, October 26 at 5pm PT/8pm ET to talk about The Breakup. Set
The Bright Side of Imminent Destruction?
It does inspire a certain togetherness. Anyone who knows me will tell you that I am relentlessly hopeful. I have a deep faith in the agency and ingenuity of human beings. Especially when we, the people of Earth, are pulling in the same direction, we can do extraordinary things. Remember