Tag: light
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This Little Light of Mine
It had been a sloppy, rainy, cold day. John and I had been running errands and getting things done around the house. We attended a gathering that night to celebrate the birthday of a dear friend. When we got home, the unspoken agreement was to head to the back porch and our fire pit. Feet…
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Now I See It
It would have been a source of pride (and bragging rights with my kids) if I’d gotten it playing soccer. It would have been more exciting to tell if I’d gotten it in a car accident–more dramatic than a fender bender. It would have been heroic if I’d gotten it in the defense of some…
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What’s In A Mind?
Here’s the fun fact to know and trade for the day: GIGO, the acronym meaning garbage in, garbage out, is a computer term made popular by George Fuechsel, an early IBM programmer from New York, who taught his students that the quality of what they programmed into the computer determined the quality of what they…
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Can You See Me Now?
Walking is my go-to exercise of choice. My chance to be outdoors and moving. Both of which seem to be good for me. I don’t need a lot of equipment. Shoes are useful. (Except on the beach, where they become your worst enemy.) Clothing that can breathe with me. Especially if my breathing becomes erratic…
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A Glimpse of Light–With Smiles
I’ve thought I knew a lot about Africa. Studied it in geography. Read about it in the papers. Heard stories from people who had been there. I could find it on a map. Nothing could prepare me for what I saw when I deplaned in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. (It took me a…
Tip of My Iceberg 