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Dec 23 Christmas Card
I love the snow. I love a houseful for dinner at Christmas and really I love when the house is all quiet in the morning and it's just me, and the tree lights, and a cup of coffee with cream. Today I had two. I may need three. There is a winter storm warning all day...
Ray Menaker’s Eulogy
Gershon introduced me as Haines' Eulogist Laureate at Ray's memorial, and I actually kind of like the title. That Ray Menaker and John Schnabel died within a few months of each other, and that they were sort of the Yin and Yang of modern Haines, and that they spent...
Sunday’s Thought
"Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough."- Garrison Keillor "One sweet thing about being a Catholic is that you can politely ask for forgiveness, and be granted forgiveness...but the crucial part of the sacrament that we don't...
Death, Taxes, and About Medium
Here's an idea for a new book, or a TV show-- Death and Taxes, about an obituary writer and an accountant. (I haven't gotten farther than the title...) It came to me at the grocery store yesterday when I saw Greg, an accountant friend, and I asked if he was enjoying...
Artful Thinking
I should apologize, I am so wiggy that I have not been able to stop by here this week. It's spring affected disorder and there are too many stories in my head at once to make sense of anything. The bear mauling that made national news took up a few days of chasing...
Sunday’s Thought
"Most of us walk a winding path. Such is God's world; such is God's truth. Accept this. There is no need to resign ourselves to despair. Relish this rich life! Find the grace and beauty around every crooked corner."-- Jonathan Erdman
Friday’s Word to the Wise
My favorite line from Erma's obituary came from a letter her nephew Omar sent to Erma's daughter Debra-- "I struggle to think of anyone I have known who genuinely cared more for others than herself as much as Erma. I know you and your family appreciated and understood...