Tag Archives: Understanding

Traveling smart in today’s world

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Adrienne Cohen

A recent experience crystallized once again the things every traveler must keep in mind while “on the road.” Be cautious and aware of your surroundings when in unfamiliar territory, and know what to do in case of an unpleasant occurrence. Continue reading →

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July 4, 2017

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Adrienne Cohen

I can’t help but wonder sometimes just who has highjacked my country. And, more importantly, why? On this Independence Day, I would like to celebrate the freedoms that we have, enjoy my friends and bask in small-town pleasures like back-yard-barbecues, … Continue reading →

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What to tell the children . . .

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Adrienne Cohen

What to tell the children? I may be old-fashioned, and my answer may be simplistic. But why is there any question about what to tell the children? I would tell them that yesterday, our country elected a new president. Some … Continue reading →

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One for the history books . . .

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Adrienne Cohen

I voted. I believe in the symbolism – and the power — of casting my ballot on a specific day in a specific place – the day of voting defined by law as the “first Tuesday next after the first … Continue reading →

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Bob Dylan: A tonic for tough times

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Adrienne Cohen

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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Memorial Day 2016

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Adrienne Cohen

Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Armed Forces Day. They are, in a sense, the three-legged stool that anchors our union, much in the same way the three branches of government anchor its day-to-day operation. At least, that’s the way it’s supposed … Continue reading →

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Some of my best friends are . . .

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Adrienne Cohen

I have been thinking lately about that statement. No matter how you finish it off, it somehow sounds wrong, doesn’t it? So why do we keep repeating it? The only way, I think, that statement makes any sense, is if … Continue reading →

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Turn up the volume, roll up your sleeves

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Adrienne Cohen

Insights come in odd ways. They arrive at the strangest times, and in the strangest of places. This morning I was driving to an appointment. My mind was on the upcoming meeting, and my CD player provided soft background music. … Continue reading →

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Saddened, and disturbed . . .

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Adrienne Cohen

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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December 7

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Adrienne Cohen

Somewhere in the middle of the Pacific seventy-four years ago, a ship received a radio message to alter its course. The captain of the vessel complied. That vessel and its “cargo” of American servicemen steamed into a port on the … Continue reading →

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