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Surely you recognize this photo by now. It is the hill near Taylor Hall where National Guardsmen, many not much older than the students down below, opened fire, killing four and wounding nine. Here’s what I wrote two years ago … Read More
There is an upside in all this. There is always an upside. Call it lemonade (from lemons). Call it accepting the unacceptable. Call it gratitude. It doesn’t matter what you call it; the trick is in recognizing there is an … Read More
Have you been wearing your face mask when you go out? I ask because when I was out and about (wearing mine) I felt a mixture of emotions. PRIDE that I was doing my part, small as it was; FEAR … Read More
One of the benefits of self-publishing is that I can go back into my published book at any time and make it better. And, given my propensity to tweak, I have been doing that with LEAPFROG, the book that … Read More
Though I won’t write about a land I am officially forbidden to visit on my own (see my recent post), I will write a bit about the pull to travel, to explore, to move that we humans many humans have. … Read More
At the point where the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Caribbean Sea meet, lies an island of 12 million people fewer than 100 miles from our Florida coast. Yet it’s a travel destination few Americans consider. That … Read More
Gentle reminder: I’m out of the country, due to return in one more week. I’m posting a few of my old favorites. This one is from 2015. First published on December 2, 2015 Last spring on a visit … Read More
I’m still out of the country, and still returning January 15. This repost is from January 1, 2014. It was fun to reread it. I still have no pea hens, not even a plan for them. Most of the others … Read More
Happy New Year, one and all, literally! It’s the one holiday celebrated by all, the world around. I’m out of the country and reposting a few of my favorite posts while I’m away. I hope to rejoin you here, live … Read More