If you haven’t read the first post on this trip, you may want to go here first. I played out the Sam Elliot gator nuggets line in my head a couple of times and imagined the potential reactions of those nearby me. This continued to tempt me to say it out loud, so instead I […]
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Happy Memorial Day!
Thank you to all those men and women and their families who have sacrificed deeply for all of us. We are most grateful.
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A Magnolia Plantation Field Trip: The First Half
As a child growing up outside the city of Chicago, I equated field trips with jaunts into the city. I remember visiting, among other places, the Museum of Science and Industry, the Field Museum, Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium, and the Sears Tower. We’d pile onto the bus and head into the city, mashing our faces […]
Thoughts on the Sea #17
He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea. George Herbert For other thoughts on the sea, see #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, and #16.
On Easter
On this day so many years ago, after witnessing the crucifixion of Christ, Mary Magdalene stood outside his tomb, and she wept. And then a man she at first failed to recognize spoke to her: “Woman,†he said, “why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?†Thinking he was the gardener, she […]
Thoughts on the Sea #16
Ah! What pleasant visions haunt me As I gaze upon the sea! All the old romantic legends, All my dreams, come back to me. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow For further thoughts on the sea, see #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, and #15.