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Jul 20, 2010

In 43 years, life’s been full of surprises

Numbers aren’t my thing. I mean, they’re really not my thing. Starting in elementary school, math was the bane of my existence. My medical records, in fact, list algebra as

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Jul 13, 2010

Family gatherings bring old and new traditions together

It’s official. Not only have I hit the proverbial brick wall, I am now one with it. This unfortunate development comes at the conclusion of a whirlwind weekend. If there’s

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Jul 12, 2010

Feet for the path I’m on

In recounting the highlights and what impacted them, one phrase that Bob used repeatedly was “feet for the path that I’m on.”  The guide (their ‘rabbi’; they traveled as a

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Jul 09, 2010

What I learned at a family reunion

There were several things that struck me.  They are:  1.  I’m part of a greater root system. This isn’t a big revelation, exactly, but in the daily grind and the hurry and

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Jul 06, 2010

Send in the moms to clean up Gulf disaster

Sigh. Do I have to say this again? Really? I’m starting to feel like a little one-woman band playing a one-note samba. We’re going into month four of this disaster

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Jun 29, 2010

There’s plenty happening on this street

If you have a toddler and a TV, then you are intimately acquainted with Big Bird, Elmo, and the rest of the gang on Sesame Street. Every day, they focus

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Jun 22, 2010

Husband speaks about joys, challenges of fatherhood

Last week, in honor of Father’s Day, I wrote about the one who gave me life and then graciously allowed me to keep it. This week, I’d like to honor

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Jun 17, 2010

Message from He Who Runs

This is what I found when I came through the laundry room last night just after The Mister got home from the office. There’s a story here. If you’re a

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Jun 16, 2010

“I treed ‘im”

This, after a raucous chase that led through the house, out the door, through the grass, over the tramp, and up into a tree.  Whereupon Little J, after being “treed”

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Jun 15, 2010

There’s a lot to admire about dad

Short and tall. Thick and thin. Loud and quiet. Doctor and carpenter. They come in all shapes, sizes, and dispositions. I don’t know what kind you had, but I do

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