For Grandsons on their first-ever Amtrak trip, a train is decidedly an adventure.
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Today’s find: Athirst
I went to prison yesterday. And I gather, that was a lot more entertaining way to spend the day than watching my favorite college basketball team close out its (once quite promising) season.
Continue readingToday’s find: Installation
Late-winter sunlight can play tricks, I learned on a recent visit to Laumeier Sculpture Park in southwest St. Louis County.
Continue readingToday’s find: Auto-Write
Coffee and keyboards do not mix. This is what I learned last week, while scurrying to post a blog before Sunday Mass.
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Tags: Auto-Write, ChatGPT, First Sunday of Lent, Keyboard, OpenAI, The Temptations
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Today’s find: Medallion
Almost missed it. Indeed, I did.
Continue readingToday’s find: Opening
I’m notorious in some circles for bringing inappropriate tools to various “fix-it” projects.
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Tags: Eye for an eye, Garage Door Opener, Opening, Screwdriver, Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Today’s find: R.I.C.E.
We’ve agreed to one immutable rule in our weekly pickle ball match: “No lunging!” I broke the rule the other day, and now find myself restricted to a diet of R.I.C.E.
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Tags: Hamstring, Hamstring Injury, Pickel Ball, R.I.C.E., Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Today’s find: Hearing aid
We went in search of a little inspired teamwork, my best Billiken Buddy and I. We found a long-lost hearing aid instead.
Continue readingReflecting on The GIFT
Perhaps of interest: I’ll be giving a witness talk at this “GIFT” event on February 17 — reflecting on the impact of God’s love in my life, and our lives.
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Today’s find: Mirepoix
Dad’s been gone for nearly 39 years now – about 60% of my life’s span. And yet, our kitchen was filled this weekend with the savory aroma of his presence.
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