Zachary Wilcha
Happy Pride Month. Hold your head up high…and watch your back
The Supreme Court is poised to deliver a verdict that will bestow more rights on the LGBT community. But pretending that with all the strides in equality LGBT people have obtained, we’re somehow totally safe now only sets us up for more harm.
What it’s like to grow up in a funeral home
Nothing about it seemed abnormal to me. There were rules, of course. No touching the bodies, as the death are afforded similar rights and respect as the living. Stay out of the embalming room, since there are certain things a child just can’t unsee. No crawling into the caskets; it’s crass and invites bad luck.
On Memorial Day, I traveled to…Pittsburgh??
Overall, the city was great! It was something like a cross between the grittiness and urban opportunities of Philadelphia and the small town charm of my hometown of Scranton. I swear that’s not an insult.
The return of Arrested Development will fill the comedy TV void
As a fan of TV and an obsessive consumer of pop culture, it pains me to say that we are entering a precarious place and dangerously barren landscape in the world of comedy. So many wonderful comedies are leaving us this year. But the good news is Arrested Development is returning.
People are driving me crazy lately
If you’ll forgive me a momentary channeling of Andy Rooney, here are a few discrete classes of people that have been driving me crazy lately.
Working for a non-profit organization is so rewarding
The number one reason why people give to a nonprofit is because you ask. We asked, and people gave more than we ever expected. We made over a quarter million dollars for our hard working partner families and for the city of Philadelphia. That’s a lot goodwill. We can’t thank people enough.
NBA player Jason Collins blazed a trail, made the world a better place
Jason Collins is a hero on a micro and macro level. Collins took a step toward self-actualization by taking a step toward truth. He put himself in the line of fire.
Tackle the challenge of being positive after a negative week
Rough times like these leave people scrambling to duck for cover and count their blessings, and I’m no different. I had the privilege of sitting safely on my couch and witnessing events unfold through televised coverage, but I was still stressed out.
Boston Marathon tragedy is heartbreaking and unthinkable
Crossing the finish line at my first marathon ranks among my favorite moments in life. To think terrorists picked the same place and moment in Boston to set explosions that were purposed to maim and kill makes an already awful situation all the more heartbreaking and unthinkable.
Winter is over and hibernation has come to an end
“Spring returns with balmy zephyrs softly breathed; April the young and gay with flowers wreathed.” That was a line from a delicate Madrigal chorus song I sang many, many years ago in high school. I’m not exactly sure what it means, but I do know that spring has indeed sprung and we’ve cast off the shackles of frosty mornings and heavy jackets.
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