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My Father on Time Spent with Children

In a letter from my father, 6 April 1985 You mentioned some time back that so many of the AT&T fathers, and mothers too,...

There Was a Super Bowl?

You probably know me well enough to know that I don't like football.  Even in high school, where the marching band was reqired to...

When War Must Be

Spoken by Faramir, in The Two Towers .

Communication (or Not) Without Words

Here's some more from my father, writing in 1988 about an airplane flight to Denver. There is much talk about the high level of...

Of Pigs and People

This may be  the most inspirational pig story since  Charlotte's Web . I've recently discovered Mollie Engelhart, who...

Understanding Engineers

You may have guessed by now that I love engineers.  I am not one myself; my degree is in mathematics.  But tell me, what would...

A New Prayer Request for Grace

There hasn't been a lot of Grace news recently (for which we are thankful), but Heather just posted an update and a new prayer...

Florida's ICE

You think Minnesota has problems?  You should see what's going on here in Florida. Back in 1992, Hurricane Andrew brought to...

Autism in 1988

There's been a lot of talk about autism, and the autism spectrum, in recent years: what it is, what causes it, why the condition seems...

It Was Cold 40 Years Ago, Too

Forty years ago today, the temperature was a record cold of 26 degrees, and my friend Leanne and I were looking forward to watching the...

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