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Apr 11, 20243 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 24, 20245 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 16, 20244 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 27, 20244 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 19, 20241 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 22, 20242 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 22, 20242 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 22, 20242 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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Jan 22, 20241 min read
2021-06-10 into the unknown
Did Einstein ever measure time against flowing water? The wooded forest near our house was our favorite playground. We were warned to...
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Jan 22, 20242 min read
2021-11-16 I disagree life is a gift not a trial
I Disagree: Life is A Gift, Not a Trial November 16, 2021 My initial impulse was to slap the speaker, but restraining myself, I nodded...
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Jan 22, 20242 min read
2021-10-20 where do you go to pray
Where do you go to pray? October 20, 2021 Ordinarily, I go to the woods alone, with not a single friend, for they are all smilers and...
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Jan 22, 20242 min read
2022-05-16 you are the best of friends.
You Are the Best of Friends! May 16, 2022 Yes, I Am Still Here Travel, anniversary, surgery, illness, more travel. I feel as if I have...
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Jan 22, 20242 min read
2023-06-23 ADA in Europe
ADA in Europe The abbey of the Mont Saint Michel dominates a small piece of land in the region of Normandy, France, sitting high on the...
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Jan 22, 20242 min read
2023-05-04 Espana
April 21 – May 2, 2023, Days 11 – 21 Spain "Where have you been?" you ask. This will bring you up to date. Ignore the sketchy prose. And...
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Jan 22, 20241 min read
Surprised by Touch
June 14, 2023 The touch startled me. Mike and I were enjoying a tour of Spain and Portugal, delighted by the friendliness of the people...
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Jan 22, 20241 min read
2023-06-11 Lessons from the Iberian peninsula
More Lessons from the Iberian Peninsula 1492 was a very bad year for Spain, plummeting them into hundreds of years of decline. (It was...
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Jan 22, 20242 min read
Anyone for a dry sandwich?
Anyone for a dry sandwich? May 25, 2022 Over the past 30 years, splitting time between Arizona and Chicago, I am constantly reminded of...
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Jan 22, 20242 min read
Recurring dream
November 8, 2021 A hectic two-week jaunt to the Midwest left me exhausted and anxious. A frustrating feature of the aging body is its...
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Jan 22, 20242 min read
Woke
July 6, 2021 I love Mexico On a street in Mexico, I leaned against the tailgate of my car outside the grocery market, waiting for ED to...
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Jan 22, 20241 min read
The Guest House
. . .loneliness didn’t exist as a word or concept in our culture until the 19th century. It is not a coincidence . . .— This One Wild and...
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