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October 2024

October 28, 2024
"Hi honey I'm home," said many suburban husbands long ago.  But in my case, I...

September 2024

September 29, 2024
Despite my many journeys, I am still prone to a disease I call 'peregrinus nervosa,'...
September 20, 2024
Standing in the Fellowship Hall of the Arch Street Quaker Meetinghouse, I saw a poster,...
September 09, 2024
We all know that term, Going Down Memory Lane, meaning a wander back in time. ...

August 2024

August 25, 2024
The old joke says a fellow sees a doctor about a cold, and the doctor...
August 12, 2024
According to the folks at Patheos I should post at least weekly, but try as...

July 2024

July 26, 2024
In one of those happy coincidences, 'aware' means nearly the same thing in English and...
July 12, 2024
We all have moments when you start a story or task, get distracted, pause and...

June 2024

June 25, 2024
Those of a certain age will get the joke of my title.  My last post...

May 2024

May 21, 2024
"Slow man  Movin’ down the road, He’s movin’ with a leisurely gait Slow man, Doesn’t...
May 08, 2024
Well, it is now May, but I arrived there three weeks ago, and so the...
May 05, 2024
You have to be a certain age to recognize the phrase, "Slowly I Turned, Step...

April 2024

April 15, 2024
For generations, people quoted the Bible for non-religious purposes, including the phrase, "Get thee behind...
April 05, 2024
While getting ready to rerturn to the pilgrim trail, I am listening to the St....

March 2024

March 28, 2024
Long ago I saw a quote from Gertrude Stein, to wit, "I'm getting ready to...
March 11, 2024
Pete Seeger was telling an allegory of Viet Nam with his song "Waist Deep in...

February 2024

February 28, 2024
Call it bait and switch or just click bait, but a whole lot of the...
February 18, 2024
It's been over a decade, but I made it back to Texas last week, a...
February 05, 2024
This is what I did a year ago, February 4th: It is my birthday, marking...

January 2024

January 23, 2024
Where have I been?  Down A Rabbit Hole. I'm Late! For those who do not...
January 09, 2024
Holy books are given to catch phrases, like this one, "Verily I say unto you,"...
January 01, 2024
On News Year's Day everything seems simple - what could be simpler than 01/01 -...

December 2023

December 24, 2023
We all know the scene from that movie, even if we did not see the...
December 15, 2023
Forty five minutes early (unheard of) I arrived at Laguardia Airport and in short order...

November 2023

November 27, 2023
Who else remembers a 1960s Western called "Branded!" about a soldier falsely accused of cowardice...
November 15, 2023
Jack Kornfield is famous for his book "After the Ecstasy, the Laundry" I haven't read...

October 2023

October 31, 2023
When it comes to dancing, grace is not my gift, but I have rhythm.  Robert...
October 16, 2023
We all know the quote, right?  "Do or do not.  There is no try."  Pretty...

September 2023

September 17, 2023
Like the joke about how one eats an elephant (or a whale!) how one does...
September 12, 2023
This is Speaking of Sacred Sites, Part 2, focusing on another place not mentioned by...
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