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Mowgli Who?
Mowgli did this?! “I wish all my students were like Mowgli,” said the instructor. My daughter envisioned her son’s bedroom floor covered...
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Dec 32 min read
Domino 11: O Canada
The tile has been in and out of the box, on and off the table for several years, occasionally fingered thoughtfully before laid aside....
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Nov 292 min read
A Table, A Cloud
The black cloud that haunted many of us these past eight years swirled into a storm threatening the legs of the table, rattling the...
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Nov 282 min read
Mislaid Domino
It has been a tough year. Today, my eyes are on the blessings. Under the pile of dominos determining our fate, the corner of a simple...
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Nov 275 min read
Where Are You Going?
Where will we land? Like a roller coaster inching its way up a steep incline, like seasons refusing to turn or kittens scampering to...
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Oct 82 min read
Ideas? No Problem. Destination? No Idea
I am certainly not a professional photographer. “Do you have many ideas for writing?” asked my husband. I scoffed. Do I have ideas? Not...
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Jul 182 min read
Thank You, Grandma
Sometimes the most humble offering is the most precious The silence is comfortable and dark—the silence of the boys entrenched in their...
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Jul 34 min read
The Blue Hair Concert
This is not a Sun City concert. However, I did find myself at a similar venue when my friends and I were told that there were no reserved...
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Jun 172 min read
On Walden Pond
This is not Waldon Pond and is not near my sister's cabin. Outside my window, the ground is brown and green, dirt and sparse weeds...
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Jun 52 min read
Transcendence
How can people be cruel when surrounded by such beauty? At almost 14,000 feet, far above the forest, the peaks of rock dominated the...
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May 292 min read
Who’s There?
Beautiful, isn't it? It's not mine. The fam enjoyed a wonderful dinner on Memorial Day, spent the afternoon playing Tripoley, and...
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May 11 min read
It Isn't Always Easy
The amiable teen who joined us for games and meals during Blue Boy’s spring break disappeared. As Blue Boy headed south to Tucson,...
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Apr 113 min read
I Never Thought to Ask
Cemeteries are fascinating, a repository of lives. Perhaps it is the Effexor that flattens my emotional responses, but I feel no...
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Mar 245 min read
Lessons from a Fisherman
I loved fishing with my dad on vacation. Thankfully, I didn't have to rely on it for income. The congregation at St. Andrew Lutheran in...
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Mar 164 min read
Deep Water
When you're testing to see how deep water is, never use two feet. Benjamin Franklin A competent pool swimmer, I had no trepidation about...
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Feb 274 min read
He Needs His Mama
There is satisfaction in being needed. Excitement and apprehension dominated us as we moved Blue Boy 100+ miles away, to the University...
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Feb 191 min read
Where Have I Been?
There have been no recent blog posts due to technical difficulties. The site is now under a new platform, hopefully less expensive than...
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Jan 222 min read
2023-05-19 whats so special about special
In one day, Mike and I had accrued over 7000 steps traipsing through two international airports, at last settling into our seats for the...
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Jan 222 min read
2022-03-15 what is that aroma
What’s that aroma? March 15, 2022 It was our first winter in Arizona, 1995. I basked in the balmy weather unlike the harsh Midwest cold...
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Jan 222 min read
2022-01-10 Einsteinian Year
Einsteinian Years January 10, 2022 In the Special Theory of Relativity, Einstein determined that time is relative—in other words, the...
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