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A Question of Focus
A QUESTION OF FOCUS If I was a doctor, I would want me as a patient. No. Not because of the bountiful income stream I’d provide. Rather because I am very compliant kind of person. If you tell me to… Continue reading
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Are You a Clinger?
Everything was ready. Ready for that brand new, sparkly adventure called TODAY. Everything, that is, except for the shirt. Picking out shorts, shoes, and socks was the easy part of the equation. Shirts – being the most prominent member of… Continue reading
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Boo! Humbug!
I think I am in serious need of an Ebenezer Scrooge-like intervention. Except instead of reshaping my attitude about Christmas, this one should target my ideas about Halloween. I’m a real “BOO, Humbug!” kind of guy when it comes to… Continue reading
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A Changed Life
Several years ago, Joan and I took a little vacation trip to Orcas Island. In case you are not familiar with it, Orcas Island is located squarely in the middle of the Straits of Juan de Fuca in the Puget… Continue reading
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Holy Unsettledness!
I love to travel. In fact, Joan and I just returned from a great, nine-day trip to the state of New Mexico. In fact, if you’d like some tips on things to see and do in Taos, or White Sands… Continue reading
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Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma…
I once knew a guy. We called him, “The Chameleon.” Cham (pronounced “CAM”) for short. We called him that because of his great talent for effortlessly blending into his surroundings. If you were ever to ask him, “Who are you?”… Continue reading
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A Way in the Wilderness…
Fifty-two years ago today, an epic adventure took place. Footprints were placed on a new, unfamiliar landscape. Eyes were opened. Discoveries were made… discoveries that were both earth-shaking and life-altering. Old barriers were broken down and we witnessed the dawn… Continue reading
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New Shoes
This past weekend I observed a personal ritual known as, “The Changing of the Shoes.” It is exactly like the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, except without the pageantry, fuzzy hats, Corgis, Englishness, formality, or really anything else. My ritual… Continue reading
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Editing Myself
[**WARNING** This post has been edited!!!] Just yesterday, the moment I’ve been waiting for all these years FINALLY HAPPENED! I was SO excited! See, this guy – out of the clear, blue sky – zinged me with an unnecessarily harsh… 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
Russellings of the Spirit 