Talitha Koum

Talitha Koum

If you’re a parent, and your child is seriously ill, nothing else matters.You would move heaven and earth to find the right doctor.  You would pay any price for the right medicine.  If you could, you would gladly take her place. In the case of a...
Lost and Found

Lost and Found

A few years ago, I experienced the adventure of walking through an authentic European garden maze.  The first time I saw an aerial photo of one of those labyrinthine backyard hedges – the playgrounds of the rich and bored during the Enlightenment – I yearned to...
The Reasons We Love

The Reasons We Love

(c) Fox TV Network Malcom in the Middle, a sitcom about a comically dysfunctional family, was a smash hit on Fox for seven seasons (2000-2006).  Lois, the overbearing mother (played by Jane Kaczmarek) is married to Hal, the emotionally immature but...
Taking Sides

Taking Sides

On March 4, 1865, Abraham Lincoln stood against the backdrop of the U.S. Capitol and presented his Second Inaugural Address. Less than five weeks later, the core goals of his presidency – the surrender of the primary Confederate forces and thus the preservation of the...
The Heart of Friendship

The Heart of Friendship

Just because you’re close to somebody doesn’t mean you’re actually close to somebody. The original Siamese twins were a memorable case in point. Chang and Eng (who later took the surname Bunker) were born in 1811 in Siam, or modern-day Thailand.  They...