We went to hear Jonathan Kozol, who was promoting his newest book, The Shame of the Nation, which describes how our inner-city schools are now more segregated than ever across the whole nation, with the exception of Kentucky. He’s right, you know. Our country has a problem here that hasn’t been resolved by the civil rights movement of recent times, and the problem won’t go away unless and until it’s addressed honestly and fairly by people of good will. If you’re not aware how severe the problem is, you might want to take a look at this book. Here’s Kozol at the podium prior to his talk:
Just across the street from the Central Library is the Franklin Museum, which is presently featuring an exhibit on “The Human Body”. We didn’t take it in on this visit, but we hope to another time. I did walk by and snap this picture of the newly painted steps leading into the museum:
While we were in Philadelphia, we dropped by the office of our daughter-in-law, Lisa, who is now teaching at Drexel University. Lisa got her Doctorate in Philosophy (Psychiatric Rehabilitation) last spring from the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and has just begun teaching in her new position at Drexel. We’re proud of her and her accomplishments. Here’s the happy professor in her office:
Here on the home front Dickie and I put up a new bird feeder on the kitchen window the other day. Now we have chickadees, titmice, and nuthatches dining with us. Here’s one of the chickadees that joined us the other evening:
As I’ve mentioned earlier, occasionally, our daily walks take us to nearby Shadow Lake. It’s a pretty place and private enough that the wildlife can feel fairly secure. Ducks and geese are often present. Here’s a tiny flock of Canadian geese fleeing our presence on a recent visit:
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