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Anne Lamott on Kindness: Sunday’s Thought
“Kindness toward others and radical kindness to ourselves buy us a shot at a warm and generous heart, which is the greatest prize of all.”― Anne Lamott, Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy I keep thinking, as I hear the news-- where is the kindness? I mean, do...
Sunday’s Thought
Look, I want to love this world as though it's the last chance I'm ever going to get to be alive and know it. --Mary Oliver, from her poem October
Happy Birthday Breakfast for Stoli Postcard
A Little “Hope” Helps
The windy wet weather has been blown back to sea by a strong northerly delivering blue skies and promising single digits. That's how it is, gray skies clear. The sun sets and it rises. While the weather has been mild, it has been anything but a gentle week. My 90...
Thank Haines Community Leaders. (UPDATE)
This morning I said "thank you" right out loud, for this beach, this place, this day, this town-- and especially the for the Planning Commission and its chair Rob Goldberg who crafted the non-motorized ordinance for the Chilkat Beach at the residents' request, Mayor...
Ten Things to Know Today
1. It's icy. Be careful driving and walking. 2. The keep the Chilkat River Beaches non-motorized ordinance has a first hearing tonight at 6:30. If you can't make it contact an assembly person to voice support. What a great thing the assembly can do for us all,...
A Veteran’s Day
At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month since WW I ended 95 years ago I was babysitting my granddaughters, the great-grandchildren of two WW I veterans. At the close of the day I met with the recent widow of a WW II veteran to write his obituary by the...