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Tactical Frivolity: NO KINGS
The third “No Kings” protest happened October 18, and here I am just getting around to publishing this blog the 3rd week of Advent in December. Sadly, in that space of time, our daughter Erin was diagnosed with cancer and had surgery, then my sister Helen...
Viva Aqui! Today Will Be A Joyful Day!
We have so many illuminating conversations with our 7-year-old grandson Jackson. Many happen in the car. Wherever we go, he’s in the back seat chatting away about something. He’s always looking for new words. He sees them on the signs going by...
Love Wins: Signs of Holy Resistance and Compassion!
Love wins. Believe it. Not as hope. As a fact. In fact. Love wins. If you have a rough time believing, when you wait for the “arc of the moral universe to bend toward justice” (MLK) but the wait is too long, find the places with the people who will take your face...
No Sign Big Enough—Showing Up for Each Other!!!
Nothing much gets my attention like the first appearance of purple asparagus spears poking through...
The Frosting On the Cake: You’re Safe Here!
I’m having a hard time getting out of bed these days. The deep darkness of The...
We Are Not Alone: Our 50 Year Journey To Eden and Rhubarb Pie
50 years ago, September 28, 1974, Debbie and I were married in a ceremony with way too many...
The Subject Is Windows
The subject is windows. Much of what we experience in our built environs is illumined through...
In Praise of Homemakers: Robin Egg Blue, A Holey Table and the Song of the Lark
There are a herd of robins in our neighborhood. Back in early June, they were flying everywhere...
Breathing Easy: Privilege or Right?
I start off today with this beautiful collage of compassionate and courageous young human...
Born in a Barn?
Far back as I can remember, leaving the front door open was a sin. Coming or going, if you didn’t...
A Sawyer’s Thanksgiving: In Gratitude for ERs, Post-hole Diggers and Stupid Luck
Dear Net Zero Enthusiasts: I must be the most unreliable blogger in all of Creation anyway, but...
Walls: How We Build Them and Why It Matters
It’s pretty basic: wall building—a fundamental of human occupancy for awhile now. In our two net...
Foundation of A Better World: What I Learned from Watching the Trowels
Mammas, don’t let your babies grow up to pour concrete,Don’t let ‘em run backhoes and and drive...
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