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when you can’t find a greeting card
Me (ending a conversation with a random man who called for some random information): Thanks for calling, Earl. Earl: You have a nice weekend. Me: Thank you. You too. Earl: Oh, I won’t. I just got out of the hospital. My cold turned to pneumonia. Me: I’m sorry. I hope you have someone to take… Read more
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cheapest flower arrangement ever
I’m no Martha Stewart. I’m so bad at home decor that I couldn’t even pass as a distant cousin to Martha’s most distant cousin. And that’s why I’m pretty impressed with my creation, my very own DIY! I started with three bottles of varying heights and color. The tallest one at the back is frosty… Read more
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chubby-cheeked cousins
March 13, 2008. It was a mini reunion–just the cousins on the West Coast. Bil, I hadn’t seen in almost 20 years; Keekoo, since he was in the eighth grade! Despite time and age, there was enough commonality to bring us together–humor, good food, and the way our cheeks puff up when we smile! It’s… Read more
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art amble at jacksonville
Took some time out yesterday to experience Jacksonville’s annual Art Amble that takes place the fourth Friday of the months in Summer and Fall–local artists, food and wine sampling, lovely ambience, friendly people. And these artists humored me and let me take their pictures: Charlotte Peterson Katy Cauker Anne Brooke Hawkins Margery Mercer Read more
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the face of revolution
In the center of Banepa, in the middle of the only major intersection was once the statue of the king. At the start of the revolution, we woke up one day to find it covered with anti-monarchy/pro-democracy posters. In the middle of the revolution, it lost its head which was miraculously restored… Read more
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our lineage and what it means
(published 2006 in the Adventist Review) When Tom Robinson, an amateur yet avid genealogist, sent a sample of his DNA to a bioarchaeology firm, the resulting discovery required more than a letter in the mail. Robinson received a personal phone call that informed him that he was a direct descendant of Ghengis Khan. For some,… Read more
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