Category Archives: World News

The wisdom of an older age . . .

Posted on March 20, 2020 by adriennecohen221

There may be a crack in my armor, but I’m still in one piece. Truth be told, I sometimes feel as if I’m improving with age, like fine wine. I keep discovering things about myself, insights that took time to … Continue reading →

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A ‘Revival of Spirit’

Posted on June 5, 2019 by adriennecohen221

This morning I was moved to tears as I watched the 90-minute ABC News broadcast from Portsmouth, England. The 75th Anniversary tribute to D-Day veterans was filled with the kind of pageantry that the British do so well, attended by world … Continue reading →

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Hope: No, it has not disappeared!

Posted on June 5, 2017 by adriennecohen221

Note: This post was begun about six months ago — just after the national elections, although I have no record of the exact date. Just as obviously, I never finished it. Words at the time were difficult, because there were so … Continue reading →

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Bob Dylan: A tonic for tough times

Posted on October 14, 2016 by adriennecohen221

Once you’ve heard Bob Dylan’s words, it’s hard to get them out of your head. If you came of age in the Sixties or the Seventies, you grew up not only with the words, but with the melodies, and they … Continue reading →

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I’d prefer “stirred,” thank you . . .

Posted on September 3, 2016 by adriennecohen221

I was sipping my coffee this morning — actually the mug was sitting on the nightstand next to my bed — when there was a shudder. The dark liquid formed a miniature wave against the side of the white porcelain and I … Continue reading →

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Saddened, and disturbed . . .

Posted on January 12, 2016 by adriennecohen221

Many of my friends, unlike me, do not watch daily news on television. They do, however, like me, consider themselves well-informed, caring, thoughtful individuals and responsible inhabitants of a planet that seems to shrink daily in terms of interactive effects on our … Continue reading →

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Surviving nature’s fury . . .

Posted on December 28, 2015 by adriennecohen221

It’s sobering. Storms come in all sizes, in different forms and at different times. Many are predictable and most are forgettable. But, sometimes, those storms hit close to home and close to the heart. If they don’t impact our neighborhoods … Continue reading →

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“Life Is a Little Weird” and other thoughts on a cold morning

Posted on November 15, 2015 by adriennecohen221

It’s cold this morning. The sky is a dull grey and the temperature doesn’t seem as if it’s going to climb much by midday. The cold that I feel, though, has little to do with weather conditions. I’m feeling, in the words … Continue reading →

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