Sep 15, 2023
Warriors need to be praised.
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Young men have always been warriors. They’d go fight the battles while the elders sat around the campfire. The elders decided if fighting was the right thing and when and how to do it. The warriors executed the plan. When they returned, they were glorified for their success, or they...
Sep 8, 2023
It's been a tough few weeks. This commentary offers no specifics, but I've learned some things.
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Many years ago, my neighbor in Charlotte, North Carolina knocked on my door one weekday afternoon. His wife had just told him she’s leaving. She climbed her car and drove away. He was dumbstruck and he needed to talk....
Sep 1, 2023
My wife and I were headed to a cocktail reception where we knew no one. "This is an opportunity," I said.
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My wife and I were driving to a short cocktail reception full of people we’d never met. Most of them knew one another. Us? Not a soul. This is an opportunity, I said. Let’s run with it.
I proposed that she...
Aug 25, 2023
The heat's cooked our brains.
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The heat’s taken its toll. It’s been unrelenting. Brutal. The greenery looks weary. The grass dries and turns brown within hours of any moisture. My car thermometer regularly reads around 110 and I saw online that it feels much hotter. We need a break. We need relief. My dog...
Aug 18, 2023
Last week I danced in front of a train to try to get it to move.
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Trains have always held great symbolic meaning. They represent the future, a new destination, an opportunity. In movies, the characters board trains in the hopes of greater things down the tracks. Lovers tearfully depart at train stations. Though...