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Hello, It’s been nearly three months, which I find hard to believe.  Last we talked, I explained my need for a “Spring Break.” Well, guess what — I’m now extending that into a Summer Break as well. Please be happy for me. In between the working and the playing, I’ve been writing — obsessed with… more »
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  Change is in the air. It’s spring and with spring comes spring break. And this year, my spring break has taken a different turn. I’ve decided to step away from And So It Goes for the rest of the Spring, returning (so the plan goes) in June. I write what I need to learn,… more »
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The Results are In The short version: If you remember how we met, choose the blogs you follow by topic, have shared at least one of my posts on social media, do NOT usually check the little box that lets you follow the ongoing comment conversation, and have NOT (yet) read my book … …… more »
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I’m trying something new today this month — an update of the stories that caught my eye over the past month but didn’t make it into full length blog posts. Here then, in alphabetical order, I present: CHIMPANZEES IN THE NEWS I think these headlines say it all: From Archeology.org Study Suggests Chimpanzee Cultural Diversity Under… more »
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Last week’s post, subtitled the dilemma of choice, got me thinking anew about “choice” — from the act of it to the impact of it. I’m not sure where we’ll wind up at the end, but let’s get started. We’ll begin with the definitions. Curiously, “choice” as an adjective has opposite definitions. a positive connotation… more »
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I like knowing that there are certain things in this world of ours that I can rely on — like the changing seasons and that spring invariably follows winter. Though I can’t tell from looking out my window that spring is here, I have smelled it in the air for the past few weeks. And,… more »
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Yes, it’s another 50 year anniversary post. Do you know which one? March 13, 1969 — ring any bells? No? Welcome to today’s real topic: How easily we forget. Fifty years ago today, Apollo 9 returned to earth. “Which one was Apollo 9,” you ask? Not the one that went all the way to the… more »
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For the past six years, I’ve surveyed my blog subscribers annually to help me get a better idea who they are, what they want from my blog, and how I will keep them coming back (and bringing their friends). I’ve learned much from those responses over those years and I look forward to seeing what… more »
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I set out wanting to better understand a holiday that is celebrated in my own backyard, yet is one I know very little about: Ash Wednesday In the process I found myself thinking once again about the the churches I attended as a child and the neighborhoods I once lived in.  I spent a few… more »
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