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Sunday’s Thought
"Don’t give up on truth and beauty and justice, no matter the headlines, no matter how dire things seem. The light always returns—always always always."- Anne Lamott It is the Feast of the Epiphany for those of you that follow these things. The day the church...
March 17
It is St. Patrick's Day, maybe your birthday too, or a birthday of someone you once loved and lost. It could even be your due date, and you are now wondering, if you are in labor, do I give him or her (you probably already know the gender) an Irish name, or not, and...
Meetings on Meetings & Water like a Stone.
It may look like I am walking Pearl, but I am actually still in the Haines Borough Assembly meeting that began Tuesday at 6:30, recessed at 10:00pm, resumed at 1:00pm yesterday, and then recessed a little after 5:00pm, and will begin again Friday at 1:00pm, and...
Monday’s News
That was quite the snow fall and blow last night. The good news is we are all in this together. Much of the country will be feeling Alaskan this week as we shovel snow, make changes in plans, and soup from whatever we can find in the pantry, freezer, and fridge for...
Sunday’s Thought
“You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.” ― Anne Lamott I have been thinking seriously about getting a talking parrot, to remind me not to shout out loud what I am thinking when I'm...
Hearts in the Wind
This morning we walked with a whole pack of dogs-- it's pretty funny how my friend and I are both down to one dog, but we babysit others. This week we have six large dogs between us. We've been avoiding the flesh freezing north wind blasting down the Chilkat...
Home Again Jiggety Jog
It's a lot colder here than when I left two weeks ago, and hard to believe that in North Carolina it was 80. In Florida that's expected, but it was actually a little cooler there. My talks at "The Gathering" in Raleigh went well, or at least as well as a keynote...