Life, it seems, is nothing if not a series of initiations, transitions, and incorporations.

Americans often have trouble enjoying the present moment.

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

I have a great advantage over many of my colleagues inasmuch as my students bring with them to class their own personal knowledge of national, regional, religious, ethnic, occupational, and family folklore traditions.

Cities all over the world are getting bigger as more and more people move from rural to urban sites, but that has created enormous problems with respect to environmental pollution and the general quality of life.

Life, it seems, is nothing if not a series of initiations, transitions, and incorporations.

Polls are frequently taken to try to tease out or determine likely directions and trends, but once taken, they belong to the past, requiring that new polls be taken.