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Category Archives: Feeling Clearly
A Proportional Response
How do we honour and care for veterans in a way that is proportionate, respectful, and sustainable? Continue reading
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
Transforming an often miserable Hallowe’en into the Day of the Dead – a remembrance and celebration of our dead. The snowdrifts are knee high and hard crusted; the snow underfoot is so dry it squeaks. With the temperature hovering … Continue reading
Gift From the Sea
Searching for agates on beaches – what better way to spend an October morning? Whirling to lock the door, running late as usual, I fumble impatiently for keys in their assigned purse compartment: nothing. A frantic tour of unauthorized … Continue reading
The Reason We Watch
They play, apparently, for the love of the game. That seems right — it’s the same reason we watch. Continue reading
The Other Victims of 9/11
On 11 September 2001, about 3000 people died in the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. Today, on the 10th anniversary, their nation stops again to mourn those 9/11 victims. People around the country — and even in other … Continue reading
Posted in Feeling Clearly, Mortality, New Perspectives
Tagged Attitudes, Critical Thinking
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The Old Man’s Friend
My 88-year-old father died last December. This is dedicated to him. Pneumonia is the old man’s friend. Passing along this wisdom from his cousin-the-doctor to my then 20-something self, my father is amused by my momentary startlement. But my slight … Continue reading
Once is Happenstance
He’d won. Ignoring the reviews, we’d gone to see the dick flick (exploding helicopters) instead of the chick flick (exploding relationships). It was terrible: he admitted as much, during the credits. But I couldn’t leave it alone. As we shuffled … Continue reading
Everything I Need to Know About Love, I Learned at the Movies
Herewith, Week #3 of my 5-week ‘tribute to the movies’ series. As Valentine’s Day looms, this week’s topic is love, true love. Men can’t help lying about sex; women can’t help telling the truth. I don’t know which is worse. … Continue reading
The Same Age Inside
They are the classic young lovers, oblivious to others on the dance floor, clinging to each other as if there were no tomorrow, nor any teachers in the room either. Their grip must come naturally: they sure didn’t learn it … Continue reading
