Personal STORIES
Swing me, Wally
Holiday nostalgia growing up in a small town brings back so many memories of family and the good folks we meet along the way.
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Hospitality
Occasionally there are some surprises in a volunteer job in a beautiful place. The pay is nothing, but the benefits are great.
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Summer Kitchens
Visits to Webb Lake in the Western mountains of Maine are precious to us still after fifty years of them. Ever ancient, always new.
The Northern Appalachians were thrust up in the collision of two tectonic plates over 400 million years ago.
I wasn’t here for the beginning, but love the evolving outcome.
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Phubbing Along
Not many are immune to phubbing occasionally. I am one of them prone to the compelling addiction pinging in my pocket.
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Background & Perspective
Coming Home
Another perspecitive on one our most troubling issues. Is there a more comprehensive and just solution to our immigration controversy?
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Lion (Part Two)
Pope Leo XIV and many others recognize an existential challenge that questions our understanding of human anthropology and will fall upon us ready or not. It’s not an “if” question but is already among us.
Understanding what’s coming is essential to us all.
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No Woodchucks
An absence of woodchucks and their pups is an ephemeral disappointment. There are far worse disappoinments and worsening tragedy.
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Stone Walls, Sycamore Maples, and Other Curiosities
New England stone walls are solid and durable, until they are not. So are societies and cultures.
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