Cause for celebration during the height of COVID19 was rare. Amidst the uncertainty and suffering, finding joy, let alone expressing it, honestly felt somewhat irreverent. Yet a personal windfall, prompted[…]
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Mar
2023
Category: Within The Family
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Feb
2021
“If you have love, you don’t need to have anything else, and if you don’t have it, it doesn’t matter much what else you have.” ~James M. Barrie Valentine’s Day[…]
1
Jan
2021
Daily reports of hate-motivated violence, divisive rhetoric, threats to long-held racial, religious, and gender liberties, along with irreparable attacks on our planet, have led me to limit screen exposure. It’s[…]
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Dec
2020
My study window looks out over the neighborhood park. I have logged hundreds of miles in laps around that park over the past 24 years, and yet, there is something[…]
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Dec
2020
This morning, as I walked through the first snow of the year, I noticed the quiet stillness created by the gently falling flakes. No other form of precipitation produces this[…]
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May
2020
Watching the orthodontist insert the first clear aligner into my son’s mouth, slipping it easily into place over his upper teeth, sparked vivid memories. Years spent with shiny metal bands,[…]
1
Mar
2020
The anticipation of launching a new website prompted me to wax nostalgic. Retracing my original foray, into what was at the time a revolutionary new frontier called the internet, was[…]