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 NostalgiaCome to the Water in Sonoma once again 8-26-10The year is 1995 and I stand here beside a well, sucking up information like the proverbial sponge. Who knew so many fascinating details could be elicited from Scriptures when one is exposed to the cultural traditions and requirements of ancien... read more… A quite unexpected roadside reunion 7-22-10National Public Radio recently ran a segment called, “A Beginner’s Guide to Hitchhiking.” I liked what I heard as it reminded me of hitchhikers I’ve picked up in recent years. Oooh, I can already hear your condemnation, ... read more… Scraps of paper, bits of the past 1-07-10The hunter-gatherers brought home food, but for just joan it’s all about paper. An entire lifetime I’ve been clipping/saving scraps of paper and filing them away for the day I have some use for each. Oh, I purge those files occasionally, ... read more… The folly of waiting so long 12-17-09“All these bills—and others—will go before the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee for evaluation … Then, if usual Congressional practice is followed, selected features of all the proposals w... read more… Reminiscence and fresh excitement in “Oklahoma” 8-07-09Once or twice a year, my mother treated one or more of her four children to an exciting day of “window shopping” in Chicago. We’d study the elaborate window displays of stores like Carson Pirie Scott, Mandel Brothers and Marshall Fi... read more… How do you measure success? 7-31-09So often it’s purported a good start is necessary for success in life. With failure, we might hear, “Yes, but look how the person was neglected in childhood.”A friend of mine was just two when her father took the family savings and ... read more… |
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