At first, I thought Charlie Hebdo was the magazine's editor. As I learned the facts, grasped the horror and listened to the stories I kept returning to conflicting thoughts about terrorism, free speech and the power of pictures and words. ..

Travel is exhilarating. But it takes work to find your way and get where you want to go.  ..

The other day, dozens of tornados swept through the Midwest. Lives lost. Property destroyed. Such widespread and severe storms are unusual this late in the year.  ..

Some years ago I heard the author Russell Banks speak at Cincinnati's Mercantile Library. He said something to the effect that 19^th century Americans who could read and write deeply valued their ability to do so. They believed they had something to say – that others wanted to hear – and they believed in their ability to say it.   ..

I went to hear a classical pianist last week – my first live classical music in many, many years.  ..

When we sat down, two men at the bar were talking about Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and the Three-Fifths Compromise that made it possible for the U.S. Constitution to become ratified. I know this because I was right next to them and they were very loud. ..

How often do you reread an email before sending, or ask yourself if the message is important and clearly written? ..

I am still unwinding my brain from the Information Overload Research Group (IORG) ‘un-conference’ in San Francisco last week.  ..