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Casualties of War

When I was growing up, a man who lived just down the street from us spent almost all his time watering his lawn. From the last of the spring snowmelt to late in the...

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If You Could Read My Mind

I’m sure you heard, Gordon Lightfoot died this past week. If you’re close to my age, you may have felt the acute sense of loss I did. His songs were symbolic for a lot...

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¡Sí, Señora!

My Spanish class is making me crazy. I believe I should be in the intermediate group but I’ve placed myself in the one labeled “Advanced Intermediate” for two reasons: 1) It’s a morning class...

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They/Them

A couple of weeks ago when I took the light rail, I talked at length with one of the security people working at the north side station. As a new rider, I wanted to...

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Ultimate Frisbee

Last weekend one of our grandsons played in a game of Ultimate Frisbee on his school team. (They can’t actually call it that, due to infringement on the licensed name “Frisbee”, so it’s known...

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Transportation Blues

I lived in Atlanta in the 1980’s and for thirty years after that, in a medium sized city. Several months ago I relocated to Seattle. I don’t live smack dab in the middle of...

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It Takes a Lot of ‘Bread’ to Bake Bread

The other day my sister asked me if I’d noticed the high price of groceries. Sure, I told her, but I didn’t think things seemed as out of whack as she intimated. Until, that...

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What Do You DO?!?

One of our sons had a “milestone” birthday a couple of weeks ago. There was a large multi-generational party with thirty or forty people, including ten kids. Parental perks included helping plan the party...

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Old Friends

Paul Simon wrote a beautiful song called “Old Friends”. I thought of it when I got an email from someone in my hometown and she signed her letter, “Your Childhood Friend”.  What a sweet,...

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Looking Over My Shoulder

  The house where I grew up was sold last year. I know this because someone who was in high school with me is a realtor in my northern Wisconsin hometown of Eagle River...

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