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Land conservationists have long spoken about the importance of person’s sense of place. Place is more than where we live or where we stand, it is where we connect. Place once determined the way of life for every American Indian, since they were taught …
Daily life in America: what’s it like for you? When I tune out the noise and answer honestly, I realize that my days are praiseworthy. I am fortunate enough to have escaped poverty, violence, and ill health, and so I have peace, love, and happiness. I …
It’s only been a week since I borrowed a copy from my library, and I’m already getting sick of hearing myself say it.
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Teacher: “The kids are acting so tribal these days.”
Me: “You gotta’ read this book.”
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Observer: “I can’t under…
I have written nothing, because what I want to say is just too large, too intense, too heavy. Where do I start? How do I arrange my points? What is my point exactly? The only thing prolific about the material I’m producing right now is the writer’s gui…
Just watch a cable television station long enough to catch a few commercial breaks and you’ll be wondering how we ever got along without medications, surgeries, fitness equipment, or weight loss pills. In response, I’m recycling the following post from…
The Fourth of July: Our nation’s prime summertime holiday. We may choose to celebrate with a vibrant parade, picnic, or fireworks display, or we can observe while quietly sitting on the beach, hanging in the air conditioning, or reading under a tree, a…
Last summer I considered myself lucky. I had been spared the experience of living inside a swarm of the latest (and possibly greatest) pest problem to fly into my region of Pennsylvania. I found something this week, however, that proved my luck has end…
It was time to say “goodbye,” not to a person, but to a place, tool, and strategy. First, I hung around for awhile, hoping that conditions would improve. I also … Continue readingWhy I Left Facebook
I don’t believe outlawing guns is the answer. I don’t believe arming teachers is the answer. I don’t believe any one faction is to blame for the atrocities that keep happening in our safe zones–such as our schools and churches–and other places where …
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Beyond the ghosts and goblins (and now zombies), Halloween is a time for bats. I’m not sure why this is so, but I can guess it’s because they are spooky, elusive, misu…