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September 2009
Another email: The sign of peace
BYA few years ago I stuck a peace sign on the back of my car. It was uncharacteristic of me. I’m not a bumper-sticker guy.
Read full articleUnbalanced: Beer, wine and ammo
BYThe sign in the tavern, which abutted a motel, intrigued me so much that I stole it.
Read full articleLifelong Friend
BYAs a nurse wheeled my gurney into the glaring light of the operating room, it dawned on me that I might be gathering the last memories of my mortal life.
Read full articleThere and back
BYIn the autumn of 2006, I finished riding the 477,714-mile distance from Earth to the moon and back. On a bicycle.
Read full articleThe Playroom: Summer's windsong
BYI am picking up sand-covered toys that the children played with all summer. Many are broken, some are faded by the sun, others missing some crucial attachment that holds water for blasting a sibling.
Read full articleClunker Remorse
BYWell, I got rid of my clunker the other day, and now I’m suffering buyer’s remorse. And I’ll tell you why.
Read full articleBrainwashing our children properly
BYAn important part of parenting is brainwashing our children, otherwise known as instilling in our children the appropriate level of devotion to the correct teams (Notre Dame, University of Maine, Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots, Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs).
Read full articleOne Shimmering Saturday
BYAnyone with any interest in college football has either watched or heard about some miracle comeback by some Notre Dame football team at one time or another. It is part of the mystique of the institution and the lore of American sports.
Read full articleTed Kennedy and abortion
BYThe day had started early at the Charles River Square townhouse, which was then the Boston home of U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.
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