As my children get older, I go from seeing them often to catching just glimpses. A few days ago, our son came home from college, and, this morning, already left at 5 am for a California tour with his a cappella group. Fortunately, we hosted all 13 of them for dinner, and they stayed over
Author: Jo Tango
This Weekend
Thanks to the family for letting me do a getaway weekend. Each year, Mrs. T. goes away for a few weekends. I do the same, and my plan is always the same: I fish. It is doable since all of the children are now adolescents or young adults. My trips are hyper-focused. Monastic. I stay
A Funny Video for Friday
pic.twitter.com/fv0rELYSPf — Harmful Opinions 🚬 (@HarmfulOpinions) May 25, 2017 The above video is amazingly funny. There’s a creative “edit” in the middle. I thought it would be a great to share some humor as folks get ready to kick off summer. Best wishes for a safe restorative Memorial Day weekend!
‘Why I Require FBI Agents to Visit the Holocaust Museum’
My friend Nicole de Lisle recently shared on Facebook a Washington Post commentary. It is based on a 2015 speech that former FBI Director Jim Comey gave. It is called: “Why I Require FBI Agents to Visit the Holocaust Museum.” It is a very thoughtful piece (link here). What particularly moved me was this: I require
‘Homecoming King’ on Netflix
As I’ve written before, I’m a huge fan of The Daily Show correspondent and comedian Hasan Minhaj. Mrs. T. and I went to see his live performance of “Homecoming King.” It’s about his childhood, immigrant parents, and being the only brown kid at a white high school. It also is hilarious. That he can speak
A Chance Encounter
A few weeks ago, while I was walking to a river, I crossed paths with an older man. His face beamed. “Hi!” he practically shouted. I was a little taken aback and managed to say hello. He started to ask me questions about fly fishing. He shared that he was a truck driver and that