Tag: freedom

• Don’t Fence Me In!

  Nolan, a month shy of his first birthday, is a constant motion machine. I’d nickname him Houdini for his ability to get out of situations and disappear quickly, but I fear the name would incite him to further acts of toddler bravery. We were getting ready to host a gathering for friends of my daughter.…

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  December 6, 2021

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• To Remember Is The Value

  On the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour in 1918, World War 1 ended. It was to be the war to end all wars. A celebration of all who fought then began on November 11, 1938. Then World War II broke out. We can’t seem to avoid war. Shortly after World…

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  November 11, 2021

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• The Need For A Fire Escape

  I had a fascination with fire as a child. One of our daily chores was to burn anything Mom thought would incinerate in our large burn barrel in the back yard. Every home had one. We had a fire code back in the day that allowed trash to be burned in neighborhoods. Though the opportunity…

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  September 16, 2021

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• It’s All I Ever Wanted–Freedom

  When I was younger, I had the burning desire of most kids. To be an adult, free from parental controls and restrictions. Free to be me, doing what I wanted to do. Without getting into trouble. Which is why children don’t rule the world. There’s wisdom to be found in experience that young people often…

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  July 5, 2021

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• Life Is A Dumpster Fire

  Garbage is part of life. Refuse happens. The ongoing conversation about reducing our carbon footprint , minimizing our waste, especially plastics, and repurposing whatever we can is like a single light in the midst of huge darkness. Unless everybody on the planet would do it, it will continue to be the impossible dream. Things are…

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  June 14, 2021

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