One constant in my life has been outstanding neighbors. I’ve had neighbors that have provided great conversations, companionship, good advice, childcare, animal care, emergency support, snow blowing, and shared resources. Early in our marriage, we had a neighbor couple ask…
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A Case Against God
I bought a copy of A Writer’s Diary by Virginia Woolf. She began the book by mentioning Christina Rossetti in her first entry1. Woolf says, “If I were bringing a case against God she [Rossetti] is one of the first witnesses…
Gentle on My Mind
I lack formal training in music other than a disastrous attempt to learn the clarinet in school. Or should I say, I was very successful at not learning the clarinet. Most of my music education came from having older siblings…
Tagged with: Alice Cooper, Country Joe and the Fish, Dave_Small, Dean Martin, Ed Sullivan, Eddie Van Halen, Gentle on My Mind, Glen Campbell, Jimi Hendrix, Lawrence Welk, Music, Woodstock
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Jólabókaflóðið
My wife, Janet, sent me a podcast from the Read-Aloud Revival about Jólabókaflóðið (Jolabokaflod). Jolabokaflod Distilled: This is an Icelandic tradition. On Christmas Eve you give a new book to someone you care about. Then you curl up with a…
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