“It sounds so simple.”   Do you hear that innocuous phrase a lot, often at work but sometimes at home and even in houses of worship? Do you hea...

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Early this morning, 90-degree temperatures already baking anyone and anything outside, I had to pull a significant amount of weeds out of the small ga...

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Seeing so many community neighbors suffer the heartbreaking loss of irreplaceable personal items this week prompted us to take inventory of our own sp...

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This past weekend we rented the recent Oscar contender Crazy Heart, starring Jeff Bridges as a washed-out, alcoholic country singer trying to get his ...

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Tonight I accomplished my first official 2010 mowing of the massive yard, which is growing with sheer abandon each week now that spring has fully arri...

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To put it bluntly and grammatically clumsy, some people ain’t happy no matter what season it is. You know who they (you?) are. This past winter they ...

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In 2010 I have one holistic goal: To be a vehicle of peace, learning and compassion for everyone I encounter; whether family member, friend,...

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Thursday marks the end of the first decade of the 21st Century, surprisingly enough. Many key events took place in my life across the past 10 years. C...

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