No one would mistake this place for a palace – this place I call “holy ground.”
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Today’s find: A Link to LaSalle…
“Social distancing” affects tons of small enterprises…some of which are obvious, and some less so. I’d put “retreat centers” in the less-than-obvious camp, I think: We tend not to keep them top of mind, unless we happen to be going on retreat in a given week.
Which is why I was intrigued by a new program launched at LaSalle Retreat Center this week — called Self Care with LaSalle. It provides some simple, everyday ways for folks to use this “downtime” productively…and may perhaps help generate a little revenue for LaSalle at a time when income from in-person retreats is virtually nil.
You may want to check it out…
Today’s find: Marker
I had occasion to spend a little time at the Pool of Siloam the other day.
Today’s find: OK, Boomer
Here’s hoping that my semi-scatological expletive wasn’t audible to the other reticent Romeos in the greeting card aisle yesterday.
Today’s find: Gimme mercy
The ‘gimmes’ flowed freely in my foursome at the golf league the other night.
Today’s find: Exposure
Next time, I’ll know better: Don’t trust the iPhone camera to adequately capture a once-in-a-lifetime event.
Today’s find: Storm mode
On days like today, there’s really just one disadvantage to a home-based business: Having to send my dear spouse out into the gathering ice-storm to work her shift…while I hunker down all snug and cozy in my basement office, a blazing hearth just a few steps away.
Today’s find: Sacred pause
For a short time yesterday, one of the busiest thoroughfares in West County stood stock still.
Today’s find: Shining light
You just never know when you’re about to come face-to-face with a saint.
Today’s find: Backyard beauty
Sometimes, the extraordinary appears in the most unexpected places. Take my back yard, for instance.


