Category: Coffee & Conversation

Coffee, Conversation, and a Mixtape

Another semester of conversation.  We talked and talked and talked – it was joyous.  We talked about what was current – race, Afghanistan, fear, politics, Iraq, and music.  We talked to each other. We’re concerned about thousands of American troops heading around the world to build up other nations and to chase criminals.  We were […]

Last Gathering in 2009

Last gathering of the semester and for the year. Lots to talk about, but let’s keep it light. I’ll upscale the eats and let’s just relax and chit-chat about whatever you like. Bring a song that mattered this year — we’ll turn on a player, listen to your music, and kick it. See you this […]

So Much to Discuss – So Little Time

As always, a news-filled week with much to discuss. This week, let’s make the attempt to chat about a few topics: AIDS -particularly laws and other policy considerations that mandate discolure; what you’re willing to do to support ending the conflict in Afghanistan; and love on Marsh Plaza. See you this afternoon – 3 – […]

Free Flow Friday

I can’t talk today (dental work) — you can.  Still lots to discuss and so little time.  Free your flow for a free flow Friday Coffee and Conversation.  I’ll bring the coffee, cookies, and my listening cap, you bring topic suggestions and your conversation.  See you, today, from 3 – 5 p.m. in the Howard […]

Celebrate A Year of Living in Post Racial America

Saw this clip from The Colbert Report and it reminded me that we still haven’t had the conversation about America’s struggle with race: So, in this country, is it as we thought – that Obama’s election vindicates the civil rights movement and its creation of a culture where we all can truly be President? Didn’t […]

Fear

Big parental warning for this video- may be too intense for some viewers: What are you afraid of? Shopping; global climate change; swimming; finding a job; snakes; nuclear proliferation; the start of a New York Knicks season; death; the future; or, Saw VII. We spend a lot of time, effort, and resources dealing with our […]

Coffee and Conversation: What Up with Iran?

Just don’t get Iran. I read that we misunderstand the place – that is largely secular and liberal both socially and culturally; and, that the majority has a secular attitude towards politics and is open to the West. I also read of the troubling grandstanding, trash talk, and outrageousness of the country’s president? In some […]

Cofee and Conversation: Parents Weekend Edition

Repeal the Twenty- First? A few things keep me up at night: getting the word out to our communities; the unreachable; whether our programs are designed to meet the right needs; transitions for people new to our communities; helping the student starting with us to finish on our team; balancing care we can give against […]

Free Flow Friday

Lots to discuss — so little time.  Free your flow for a free flow Friday Coffee and Conversation.  I’ll bring the coffee and cookines, you bring topic suggestions and your conversation.  See you, today, from 3 – 5 p.m. in the Howard Thurman Center. Peace.