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Upon us once more is the Winter Olympics — officially the XXIV Olympic Winter Games — in Chinese: 第二十四届冬季奥林匹克运动会— and commonly known as Beijing 2022. The 2022 Winter Olympic Games will run through February 20th, featuring 15 sports and 109 medal events. While the Opening Ceremony begins on Friday the 4th, the
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This week will have a bit of a foreign flavor on the Intramuralist. We’ve got a few things to cover in the week ahead that extend well beyond America’s borders — however porous those may or may not be. The most critical situation is what’s happening in Ukraine,
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So I apologize now for maybe my clunkiest title ever. Bear with me. I promise this is not really about sports, even though for sports enthusiasts, last weekend was one of the most exciting ever on the professional gridiron. Last weekend we witnessed incredibly competitive match-ups between teams hailing
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Last weekend there was an awful event in Colleyville, Texas. A man took four persons hostage at a Jewish synagogue in the Dallas-Fort Worth area — including the rabbi — demanding the release of Aafia Siddiqui from federal prison. Siddiqui — who is sometimes referred to as “Lady al Qaeda” or in
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We walked. Talked. Spent time together. We walked and talked together. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was this past Monday. It’s a day that celebrates the Christian faith, call for justice and equality, and nonviolent approach of Dr. Martin Luther King. I’m no expert. And I don’t
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One of the causes of the current, clearly adverse political divide is that we don’t necessarily understand all issues and incidents. In fact, we don’t even know what we don’t know. That’s true for you. Me. Pretty much all of us. I wish that truth kept
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We’ve said it before; we’ll say it again: this COVID stuff is confusing... multiple variants, mixed messages, changing conditions, changing approaches, and way too much politics. I continue to attempt to empathize with our healthcare workers; no wonder so many are increasingly exhausted! Amid the serious health concerns,
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“We’ve got spirit — yes, we do! We’ve got spirit! How ‘bout you?!” Then went the other side… “We’ve got spirit — yes, we do! We’ve got spirit! How ‘bout you?!” And after a few more back-and-forths of the familiar, middle school cheer, one side would
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Ah, yes, it’s a new year… time to make or not make resolutions. No pressure, friends. While we may hear bold pronouncements of wanting to eat healthier, hit the gym, or maybe even ensuring we end no more phone conversations by adding an accidental “love you” to a random
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As a question advocate — asking questions for the purpose of solution — let us begin with five significantly pressing questions for the year ahead… questions that are respectively asked… but granted, still aren’t all that easy to answer… Question #1: What’s an effective, next step approach to Covid? Let’
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As is no secret, lots of thoughts go through my head lots of hours of the day. Some are random. Some are huge… What’s my purpose? … how can I grow? … how can I be a positive influence in my every interaction this day?… One “big life” question that often
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[Beautifully written by Jennifer Finney Boylan, a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, published 3 years ago…] * * * * * It was my first Boxing Day in retail. There I was, sitting at the returns desk at Classics Books in Midtown Manhattan, 1980. A woman in a mink coat angrily dropped