Do You Really See Other People?
A grocery store experience highlights how personal perspectives shape our observations of others, urging a deeper understanding beyond superficial judgments and reflections.
My Hippopotamus for Christmas
Several years ago our friend, Erin McClellan, found out that I like the song, “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas.” Don’t push on the reasons. I just like it. Since Erin has a well-developed sense of humor, she gave me a plastic hippo that Christmas. I was delighted. Jody and I are generally light on…
A Note to Headline Readers
Don’t! Before you share anything, read the whole article. Check your facts. But even before that … before you believe anything, read carefully, check your facts. Headlines are often misleading. Their purpose is to get you to read, and in social media, they are aimed to get you to share. In an emergency, misinformation can…
When Experts Make Mistakes
Anyone can make a mistake. That includes the experts we need to depend on in order to make decisions in difficult situations. So what do we do about this possibility of error? This problem becomes particularly acute in our minds in a time of fear. When we are afraid, we often seek something certain to…
Fear Shouldn’t Decide
Since this is a time of posts about COVID-19, I want to make it very clear that I am not providing any information or advice specifically related to the virus. I am not an expert in infectious diseases, epidemiology, or any of a bunch of related fields of study. I choose to get my information…
Are You 26th on the List?
Last night I was watching the women’s Super-G. As the skiers made their runs, the commentators kept saying that it was incredibly unlikely that anyone after #20 was going to have any impact on who would be on the podium. I remarked to Jody that I wondered how it felt to be in one of…
Dr. Agatha Thrash
I met Dr. Agatha Thrash back in 1974 when I went to stay with my brother-in-law Ted Nick and my sister Betty Rae. I managed the Country Life Natural Food Store (it was not then a restaurant) for nearly a year. Well, I was manager and sole worker. I didn’t really get to know Dr….
Breaking Homeless (and other) Stereotypes
The title of this blog, Threads from Henry’s Web, suggests that I’m the one producing the threads and hopefully drawing you in. But often the threads are leading me somewhere. Some things happened in just the last couple of weeks: A conversation with an author about a new book talking about those living on the…