Tag: perception
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Unexpected Surprises
We’ve had a cold spell here in Florida–it got down to the high 70s. People delightedly wore long sleeves and sweaters for a brief moment. We so rarely get to wear cold-weather clothing. In Colorado, our dear grand Beck experienced his first snow of the season–a little different from our cold front. He’s exhilarated by…
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Not Who They Appear To Be
When she came out on stage, I couldn’t recognize her. Isley was part of her school production of “Madagascar Junior”, a musical representation of the DreamWorks Animation movie about a group of four zoo animals that escape captivity and end up in Madagascar. For those of you unfamiliar with the movie, the four penguins–Skipper, Kowalski,…
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It’s Easy To Get Carried Away
When driving around the South, it’s easy to believe that kudzu, that ubiquitous vine, could be slowly gobbling up huge portions of land. A wily green monster that has the capacity to cover anything not moving. Introduced to America from Japan at the 1876 World’s Fair Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, it didn’t garner much interest.…
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Respect Has No Expiration Date
When 98 year-old Pete DuPre, a World War II veteran, put his harmonica to his lips and played our national anthem, tears came to my eyes. This was before the friendly game between the US women’s soccer team and Mexico, a chance for both teams to work out kinks before the Olympics open in a…
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