Gratitude as a daily practice has changed my life. My blood is blessed and burdened with the poetic fatalism of the Irish, and a love of blues-based Fado from the Portuguese. Of course the Catholic Church also gifted me with…

I savor the last days of October amidst the ghoulish chaos of fake webs, skeleton garlands and my discarded Queen of Arachnids costume. Last weekend we attended a stunning performance of Hula, The Voice of the People at the Palace…