Katie and I just spent a week helping run a day camp for inner city kids in Chicago. We learned a couple of things.
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Archive | June, 2011
Happy Birthday, Princess
June 25, 2011
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But calling you Princess was never about the fairy tale. It was about position, not disposition. You were a first born, an only daughter, born to responsibility and opportunity. And you managed this with deportment and grace.
Read more pilgrim songs
June 14, 2011
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Please understand me. Pilgrim songs are not always songs of triumph. And pilgrim journeys are not always easy ones.
Read more other people’s pets (and projects)
June 13, 2011
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Finding a therapist who specializes in sub-tropical trees is difficult here in Michigan, although I know of a guy who gives chiropractic adjustments to horses.
Read more what Weiner wanted
June 9, 2011
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King David understood what Weiner can only faintly grasp. There is no such thing as private sin.
Read more that’s our song
June 8, 2011
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We don’t have a “song,” as common as that was in our day. No remembered glances across the room as the band played on. Music played no part in our courtship whatsoever. But we do have a story.
Read more songs for the road
June 6, 2011
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Our road songs say something about our hearts, connecting us to our community and its values.
Read more something to read
June 5, 2011
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Some students come. Some students go. And some students keep on blogging.
Read more Fluffernutter made famous
June 2, 2011
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AP food editor J.M. Hirsch: “They say in journalism, we can ruin lives. But we can also ruin dinner.”
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a perfect gentleman
A man who has disciplined himself to act appropriately, be friendly, and make sacrifices is most likely also willing to admit when he is wrong. This man is a gentleman, regardless of where he buys his clothes.
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