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May 2025

Oh, Canada!
My train of thought--and thoughts on a train--on Day 4 of a 12-day trip north of the U.S. border.
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Pitching the penny
The one-cent coin's days are numbered. It's about time...and money.
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'Your friend on the other side'
My reflections on hopeful, helpful words for our politically divided times.
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Savoring this moment
On the cusp of my son's college graduation, reflections on my first meaningful time on his campus nearly a quarter-century ago
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Here's the non-scoop!
A sign of the times -- through the tale of one defiantly ignored sign. Plus: a T-shirt that I spotted this week sent me down an historical rabbit hole.
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April 2025

Fleshing out the story
Recalling the time a photograph of his Cubs tattoo helped capture the personality of an intriguing political newcomer.
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Everything, everywhere...except the ending
As the world frays at the edges, there’s comfort in skipped endings, shared ice cream scoops and a weekly grocery store ritual with my brother.
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Five pictures, not quite 1,000 words
...and one immensely important poll question at the end.
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One man, he resist
57 years after Martin Luther King Jr.'s death, a humbling personal reminder of the importance of thinking for ourselves
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