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The Right Question…
Since we now live in a new state, Joan and I recently decided to do a little exploring. We drove to the southwestern part of Colorado and set ourselves up in the lovely little town of Ridgway. We highly recommend… Continue reading
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Two Years On…
Today is the day when – two years ago – our world turned upside down. After experiencing a long bout of various gastrointestinal distresses, Joan went made an appointment with her doctor. She went in on a Wednesday to get… Continue reading
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Roots and Wings
I love to travel. … To go to places I’ve never been before… to meet people who are nothing at all like me… to see sights so incredible you can’t help but stop and capture their likeness. And when I… Continue reading
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Waxing Nostalgic
Remember the “good old days”? You know… back in January 2020… … back when we watched movies in movie theaters, went to church in church buildings, when kids went to school in school buildings, when we watched live concerts and… Continue reading
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Picking Your Battles
“You have to pick your battles.” Is there anyone who hasn’t heard this sage advice? Parents of young children have learned and lived the wisdom of this phrase. Most married couples I know have it tattooed on the inside of… Continue reading
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Time for a jolt?
As a child of the 60s, I’d like to think I know a thing or two about protests. Granted, most of my participation in the anti-war or civil rights protests of that era consisted of watching them on TV from… Continue reading
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Clearing the Underbrush
It hit me as soon as I walked out the door. Patrick the dog and I were headed out for our long Saturday morning walk. But after five steps and two breaths, it became abundantly clear that our walk on… Continue reading
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The Heartbreak of RPD
In a wholehearted endorsement of the axiom advising us that confession is good for the soul, I offer this mea culpa today: Sometimes I suffer from RPD… Resistant Personality Disorder. What this means is that I will sometimes resist something… Continue reading
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Lockdown Freedom
Yesterday kind of sucked. It was day 4,845,154 of the Great Lockdown of 2020 (not that anyone is counting, of course). It was another day of wearing our masks in public, another day of super-fastidious hand washing, another day of… Continue reading
Russellings of the Spirit 