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A father is a man who believes in the future: Three Stories
I. The Forecast My father shared the news of my arrival with his parents in a bold, handwritten note inside my dainty, pink birth announcement: “Well, she is finally here,” he wrote, “and she is HUGE. I guess she’s going to be a fatty.” By the time I found this letter among my grandmother’s things,…
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New is good. Improved is better.
In 1965 the world was full of change. Miniskirts were introduced in London and Gus Grissom orbited the earth in the first crewed Gemini mission. In rhe same year, President Lyndon B Johnson launched a domestic program to eliminate poverty and racial injustice, then ended the marriage deferment for the draft and sent 60,000 more troops…
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You Are Here: Say thank you
When my granddaughter (who is 12) was four, she came into my office early one morning. I was sitting in the half-dark silence of a rare moment alone. Not enough coffee to be awake, but conscious enough to draw joy from seeing the sun rise above my neighbor’s roof. I never heard her tiny footsteps…
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The Great Pepper Chase: And my favorite summer recipe
One of the great joys of being my mother’s daughter was her eight sisters. It was like winning the lottery. I enjoyed spending time with them as much as she did. Vacations with my aunts were as enriching as summer camp and more entertaining than Disney World. These equally wonderful, but incredibly different women introduced…
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Moving On: It’s never too late to learn
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.” Dr. Seuss It’s May, even if you aren’t attending a graduation ceremony, you’re being swept up in the current of emotion. So many memories. So many bright possibilities. This week we divided…
