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Teams?
I work in a school. I am the fly on the wall or the mouse in your pocket. I am often invisible no matter the amount of noise I make. I hear things. I hear a lot of things. Team … Continue reading
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Katy
We went to a funeral today. A celebration of a life lived in a magic burst. The young woman was a member of our community of special needs families that played baseball together. She played on the Challenger Baseball League … Continue reading
Vacation Plans
This parenting thing never ends. And, that is a good thing. Our middle child is in SF and we have come out to visit. She has a boyfriend who I will call Todd. I call him that because it is … Continue reading
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Masks
I did something yesterday I haven’t done in a few years. I shaved. That’s not entirely true. I shave every day but I have worn a goatee for years and I haven’t shaved my whole face for a long time. … Continue reading
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Freedom – All or None
As we sit here in relative safety and comparative comfort as citizens of the United States celebrating Independence, the word “Freedom” is thrown around as if we still knew what it meant. Today’s definition has little to do with the … Continue reading
When People Tell You Who They Are…
“When people tell you who they are; believe them” – Maya Angelou In the past couple of days the candidacy of the new darling of the left for Governor of Texas, Wendy Davis, has fallen apart under the weight of … Continue reading
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Talking Around the Issue
While the media new and old spend time, ink and electrons discussing the relative merits of the O-Care website and the effect it had on Black Friday and whether or not Johnny and Jane can get insurance before or after, … Continue reading
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Dead Frog
The coup is nearly complete. All it took was the capitulation of the Senate and the easy distraction of the House. While dictatorship is probably too strong a term the feel of it is correct. At the very least we … Continue reading
We Are All Racists Now
In February of 2009 the ersatz news magazine, Newsweek famously lead with a cover stating, “We’re All Socialists Now”. I wonder how things change now that we are all racists. Perhaps at long last, we can have substantive conversations in … Continue reading
Grilled Cheese and The Question
Note from the Author: I wrote this in late March concerning a couple of people who have become very important to me. I feel honored to have come to know them and witness their love and respect for each other. Some time … Continue reading
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