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Sunday’s Thought
“Sensitivity to the mystery of living is the essence of human dignity. It is the soil in which our consciousness has its roots, and out of which a sense of meaning is derived. Man does not live by explanations alone, but by the sense of wonder and mystery.”-- Rabbi...
A Few Notes
First, my dog Merry did die, yesterday afternoon, peacefully, with Forte (and me) by her side. A full obituary will run tomorrow. If you want some light reading, here's my latest Alaska Dispatch column. Also, I did watch Gold Rush Alaska Friday, and will write up that...
A Good Dog’s Deathbed
We have been saying goodbye to a gentle old dog. Merry is, we guess, 16. She's lived with us about fourteen years, but was a full grown abandoned stray when we adopted her (or she us?) one Christmas Eve. The other trouble is that Merry isn't the sick one, her pal...
Sunday’s Thought
Since we are celebrating Caroline's first birthday today (it was yesterday, but her dad was in Sitka with the basketball team he coaches) I thought I'd share a birthday prayer from the Book of Common Prayer-- Watch over thy child, O Lord, as her days increase; bless...
How to Listen With a Willingness to be Convinced: Public Communication.
I know, that’s kind of a mouthful, and after the tragedy in Tucson and the President's eulogies at the memorial, topical. But by coincidence, this was the subject of the fourth Community Matters forum last night at the library. We spent the evening learning (or...
A Saturday Read
For those of you who aren't facebookers, here's a link to my latest Woman's Day column. It is in the Valentine's issue.
Tea in Bed
I'm afraid re-entry has been a little bit of a shock on my intestines, or that I have brought back a little bit of Mexico and it really doesn't want to stay in my stomach. It's a good thing it is so cold that staying in bed with tea is not a bad thing. It's nice to...