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Cemetery Stomping
While I consider myself a writer, I also consider myself as a link in the history of it all: my family of origin, my family we created, my extended family, the eclectic friends from all walks as well as the … Continue reading
To Pete S., Wherever You Are…
In the small town where I now live, there are a series of independent coffee shops. It was a scandal when the local satellite of a national food chain remodeled and installed a Starbucks. The coffee shop I favor has … Continue reading
Dear Trevor
Santa Claus The North Pole December, 2005 My Dear Trevor: As you know, it is a very hectic time of year for me. I got your Christmas wish list as well as your brother and sister’s. I know … Continue reading
Random Rainbows
I am trying to find the words to express a magic so ordinary and mundane that it make it all the more magical. Sometimes the simplest moments are the most profound. If anyone is lucky enough to take it for … Continue reading
MORE ODDITIES IN THE WILD WEST
Anyone who has crossed the Mississippi in the back of a sparkling 1965 (or earlier) station wagon with his or her multiple siblings playing car bingo has met one. I didn’t come to the awareness of the species until later … Continue reading
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The Angst of National Sibling Day
I am sitting in an airport waiting for my flight home. I spent the weekend in Chicago visiting my son at his college and marveling at the amazing man he is becoming. While I was backing and forth-ing and smiling, … Continue reading
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The Clear View Behind
Just another round of errands driving around town. Another check yet again. Yes, it is still true. The back seat of my car is empty and we are heading home alone. This time, however, confirms the permanence of the clear … Continue reading
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Small Town Sports
Maybe it’s just me. Perhaps this happens in every town where there is a high school and high school sports teams. Helicopter parents aside, high school sports can make the political arena in Washington look like pikers. I have a … Continue reading
Don’t Drink the Kool Aid
It has been “the best of times and the worst of times”. It has brought many important life lessons to our world. Honesty, integrity, and trusting in God, however you may perceive that source, have been the prevailing theme of … Continue reading
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Gifts from the Ashtray
In a recent blog, I mentioned the ashtray of our emotional garbage. The residue that we allow to linger and grime up our lives. If there were some kind of cosmic “Spot Shot®’ that we could douse our lives and … Continue reading
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