Is it possible? Can anyone have too many books? Yes, if those books are piling up on chairs and nightstands unread, and you don’t know where your favorites are and you’re plumb out of bookcases or wall space to hold them all. And I’m saying...
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“This is not about attacking the church. This is about taking a stand for what is right.” – Linda Stay, former member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and mother of a gay son who was married to his life partner...
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I don’t know if you could call it a reoccurring dream or not. The circumstances are always slightly different — different people and different reasons for being there. But all these dreams have one paralyzing similarity: a tsunami. There’s no stop-drop-and-roll to a tsunami. No...
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Everyone has that defining piece of information about themselves that gives insight into “who” they are and what their guts are made of. For some, it’s a traumatic childhood full of abuse; for others it’s a struggle with alcoholism, and for me, it’s my heart....
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Penumbra is the magical moment when night moves into day like fairy dust and snow flurries. It is that time when every creeping thing and every resting thing waxes with pregnant light. Even schoolteachers have their own penumbra. For me, it is today. Today, the...
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Yeah, I could write about the Gulf oil spill some more, but every time I think about it, my heart breaks a little bit. I imagine it’s the same for you reading about it. Besides, given the magnitude of this environmental catastrophe, I don’t really...
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They say that smell is the strongest of the senses that can carry you back in time. Whether it’s the slightest scent of your mother’s perfume, a whiff of your dad’s old cigars, a hint of salty air on the road leading to your favorite...
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I have been asked to join a group of highly educated and successful professionals called the “iPinion Syndicate.” They have a web site at, iPinion.me. At first I thought, “Man, these guys must be really rich to own their own website.” The creators of the...
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Dedicated to Kate Funes. May music guide you on your journey, keep your memories alive, and remind you that you are not alone. I was dicking around on Facebook the other day in a perfectly good mood, when I came across a song post from...
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