Tag: safety
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When Reindeer Games Meet Family
They’ve been coming in from all over the country. The sheep are returning to the flock. The kids are coming home. We haven’t all been together in over a year. But every other year at Christmas, they come back. Like a pilgrimage. Six kids, five spouses, six grandkids–we fill the house quite nicely. Their coming…
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Out On A Limb
Sitting on the porch, drinking a cup of coffee, I was mesmerized by a squirrel in the tree. He was running–not walking–from branch to branch. Obviously a squirrel on a mission. But what was amazing was how far out on the limbs he would run. Right up to the tip. To the point where the…
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Fear of Falling
When I was a kid, there were no such things as bike helmets. (Yes, I am a dinosaur.) We rode our bikes with reckless abandon down hillsides and dirt paths without having the proper wheels for such endeavors. We’d crash into each other on a regular basis. I remember once wiping out on gravel while…
Tip of My Iceberg 