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In April of 2007 I wrote about the tragic loss of longtime friend Jim McLarty; it hardly seems possible that it has been more than a year since I paid tribute to my friend.  All of those who knew the None will never forget him.  Those who were unfortunate enough not to cross paths with [...]

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No, this isn’t a morality piece. While I prize my own ego, I am also cognizant of its divers of idiosyncrasies and peccadilloes, its riotous diversions and subversions, and, therefore, echo T S Eliot’s famous query in The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, so how shall I presume?

This morning my garden awaits [...]

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Bittersweet

There were many events yesterday to commemorate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. I attended one of those gatherings, which focused on King’s broader political advocacy highlighted by his 1967 anti-war speech, “Beyond Vietnam - A Time To Break The Silence”. Readings from Charles Marsh’s new book, Wayward Christian Soldiers, were juxtaposed [...]

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The telephone rang very early this morning.  My first assumption regarding the nature of the call was based on past experience:  a minor mishap where my wife works had blown itself all out of proportion until it had achieved the status of a category 5 tempest in an over-sized coffee mug and equally inexplicably demanded [...]

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Just a few weeks ago our son called to tell us that he was planning to spend a weekend with us in October. We are pleased at any opportunity that we have to visit with him and his girlfriend Mirea; however, his pronouncement was rather unusual as he had just visited us in July [...]

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