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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 close the door of our farm house behind you, someone was sure to shout, “Were you born in a barn?” As a kid I heard it so often, I finally decided I was. Later, when I...

Things I Should’ve Known, Especially Today
How will/did you spend Martin Luther King Jr. Day?!? Last blog I was just learning my ancestors owned slaves. For MLK 2022 I’m sharing some facts of Black History I’ve learned way too recently, things this Old White Guy should’ve known way before now, but I just...

Epiphany A Year Later—Time to Unmute!
Today is January 6, a date etched in our national memory now as much as 9-11. Many don’t know January 6 is also Epiphany—a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something Our grandson Jackson is 3 1/2. ...
The King of Compost Challenges the Rat
Straight to the point: something was missing in the depths of my soul on this new place, until we...
C-O-M-P-O-S-T: My Latest (De)Composition
I’d like you to hear my new compost song. But it needs an intro. Erin’s wife, Amy, our newest...
There’s Always A Second Parade
The murders of 17 students and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has fully occupied...
Swords To Plowshares & Pipelines To Panels (4 of 4)
The time is coming soon when they will beat their swords into plowshares and spears...
How To Become A Climate Hero (3 of 4)
This is Part 3 in a series of articles on the Clean Energy Jobs Bill being considered...
Pricing Pollution: Building A New World (2 of 4)
This is Part 2 in a series of articles on the Clean Energy Jobs Bill being considered in the...
Making The Powerful Blush (1 of 4)
From the greatest to the least of them, everyone is greedy for unjust gain. They heal the wound of...
We Are Better Than This! Or We’re Not!
Yesterday morning I promised to follow up my blogpost about the February 14 trifecta of...
The Trifecta of Loves
Today is February 14, a day of love in popular culture, of little flying Cupids and heart-shaped...
Finding Our Way Home
(This is the final post in a series on our Electric Vehicle. Read Part 1 here, Part 2 here, Part 3...
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