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Photos from Manresa
Here are a few photos taken at my recent retreat at Manresa on the Mississippi in Convent, LA.
View ArticleIt all Makes me Grateful
Were someone to analyze my posts from the time I began my blog, July 2003 until now, they would notice a recurring theme - gratitude. I have written about it many times, and when I ponder what to...
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Remote Controls and the X Chromosome
This is not intended to be a suicide note, I just want to share some observations about women and remote controls. I am sure there are women who can program remote controls, and even manage to have...
View ArticleWe hold these truths to be self-evident
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of...
View ArticleBedside Manner: Hope, trust, and responsibility
When I was growing up, I occasionally went to the eye doctor for a checkup. My visits were not the routine perfect recitation of the eye chart. I went in hopes there was some new surgery or advancement...
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Connecting
In my years of blogging, I find that I revisit, what are central themes in my psyche. One such theme is connectedness. I know about it from studying psychology, participating in religion, and...
View ArticleWhat politicians could learn from Olympic athletes
The crowd was still. Running bare feet ratcheted up the anticipation like a drum roll. The familiar sound of the spring board, the horse, and the gasping crowd played out in only a few seconds. Her...
View ArticleCovington Police Blotter: Old man and dog terrorize neighborhood
I listen to audio books when I walk Bear. Sometimes the book is so good, Bear gets extra walks just so I can listen. Last night about 10:00 PM was such an occasion. Bear does not mind. He is up for a...
View ArticleAre you alive or just living?
If you are reading this, you are alive. Your heart is beating, the nerve receptors in your brain are firing. Your eyes sense color and motion. Voices, music, and the ticking of a clock are discerned...
View ArticleAre you lemmings? Break the chain
OK kiddies, gather around. Your Uncle John wants to tell you a story: A long long time ago, before the Internet was invented by Al Gore, people used to communicate by writing things on paper, putting...
View ArticleThe River
Think of all the people you have known in your life. From the earliest memories of childhood to your now. How many of those people do you still know and interact with? My guess is not many. Yet in some...
View ArticleThis Moment
I am sitting at my computer. Rain is falling outside and the air is hot enough to grow orchids. My air conditioner is a remedy for the outside oven air and my roof sees to it that I am dry. I am...
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