Holidays Around the World: Diwali, Festival of Lights
Diwali Day is the first of a five-day festival of lights celebrated by Hindus around the world. The holiday observes […]
In Memoriam
I never met General Colin Powell. But I experienced his support for me personally one day in January of 2001, […]
Holidays Around the World: Leif Erikson Day
Leif Erikson Day has been observed in the United States on October 9 every year since 1964. The date is […]
Holidays Around the World: Mexico’s Independence Day
In the US, or at least in the parts of the US I lived before moving to San Diego—the East […]
Holidays Around the Country: US Coast Guard Day
This post breaks with the theme of international holidays, but it is in line with the theme of little known […]
Saying No
Saying no has never been easy for me. While I have a hard time asking someone else for something, I […]
Holidays Around the World: Canada’s Independence Day
Canada observes its independence day in the same month we do in the United States. Theirs is earlier, July 1. […]
Use Your Head
Before I retired, I spent a good deal of time taking part in online webinars to keep current with new […]
World Refugee Day
The United Nations designated June 20 each year as World Refugee Day in order to highlight the needs, rights, and […]
Authors You Love to Hate?
All the recent publicity about W.W. Norton’s decision to stop distributing and publicizing Blake Bailey’s biography of Philip Roth because […]
Z is for Ten in Zambia
HIV/AIDS continues to lead the list of the top ten causes of death in Zambia. This post is one in […]
Y is for Ten in Yemen
In Yemen, a child under the age of five dies of preventable causes every ten minutes. It wasn’t always so, […]
Holidays Around the World: International Workers Day
I wouldn’t be surprised if most readers think of May Day as either a day to leave a basket full […]
X is for Ten in Xi’an
The Silk Road, a ten-thousand-mile network of roads spanning the four thousand miles between China with the west starting from […]
W is for Ten in Washington
One out of ten residents of the metropolitan Washington region is food insecure, according to the Capital Area Food Bank. […]
V is for Ten in Virginia
Since I had an address in Virginia for nearly twenty years, you’d think I would have visited the top ten […]
Sandra Yeaman 