Consistency and Change Walking down a street where I once knew every homeowner by name, I realize that there is only one house left, whose occupants I know, and then only because they bought their mother’s house. I used to walk this neighborhood, before I owned a cellphone, confident that if something happened during...
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A Call for Civility Equates to “big fat Clown Cristina” “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will...
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An Open Letter To All Who Cannot Forgive Common Core, Immigration, Gay Marriage . . . We Need A War Time Consiglieri “. . . He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” ~ John 8:7 KJV Bible Gateway ~ I watch the evening news, and I...
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Five Little Children One Big World In going through several files of papers, I came upon this calendar, which had been ripped from an appointment book, on January 28, 2003. Initially, I turned it around where there are notes scribbled in three different pens, and tried to figure out who the person, whose...
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Are We Savoring Life? “Thank you for posting this (I have removed the person’s name to whom this was posted) gbu always I read the above comment, in response to the person’s post, at whom the comment was directed and paused for a moment, to figure out what gbu meant. The only...
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Wishing You a Happy and Well Lit New Year Last Christmas, I looked out the side door, and saw what I thought was a luminaria, at the end of the driveway. I could not believe that I was seeing correctly, thus despite a very chilly night, I bundled up and headed down the...
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Peter “To New Lands and Old Memories!” “From now until you die make it count.” “So come hear the band on Saturday night. Y’ know Chris life is so peculiar. Full of variety. Things to do, things to learn, people to meet, places to go. Millions of tiny worlds other than this one.” “There...
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I Had Planned to Write About Misogyny I am broken hearted over the misogyny being played out, in the Middle East, and how helpless I feel to help. I listen to and read the stories being told by women, who have escaped, after having been raped, beaten, and tortured, and keep thinking about...
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Tolerance “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” ~ From The Bill of Rights, 1...
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Feeling Grateful Praise Report: Today I got on my bike! About eight weeks ago now, we came home from another extended trip where we had gotten second opinions, about Kate’s injuries, which assured us we were still in for a long journey. I thankfully decided to go shopping, on that Thursday – Market...
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