David Paine

Crossroads and Bookends

By Ken / January 23, 2017 /

Tonight Denise and I will spend the last night in our home of nearly a quarter century. We will undoubtedly raise a toast with firelight dancing from our woodstove one last time. A few tears may come. I expect we will sleep soundly with the solace of having put all of ourselves into this expanded…

14 years later, a call to sustain hope

By Ken / September 11, 2015 / Comments Off

“Tragedy wasn’t the only thing born on 9/11. Hope was born, too.” — David Paine, co-founder 9/11day.org Cindy McGinty, a 9/11 widow who refused to curl up in a ball when she was suddenly forced to raise two young boys alone, issues a call to action as we pause today to remember the fallen. “Think…