Gratitude Friday 06 21 24 - 48 Years After Freedom Fest 76
48 years ago, two seeds were planted in my life, one was the seed of addiction, at age 11. That age of first use is not that odd, I was...
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Jun 144 min
Gratitude Friday 6 14 24 – It Takes a (Recovery) Village
I have had a few recent experiences that fit together in ways I could not have anticipated. I read the newly released, Profiles in Mental...
Jun 74 min
Gratitude Friday 06-07-24 – Bayeux France Still Welcomes Its Liberators
DDAY was June 6, 1944, 80 years ago yesterday. The landing of allied forces remains the largest coordinated movement of humans and...
May 314 min
Gratitude Friday 05-31-24 – A Chance Encounter on Vacation in Maine
Truth be told I work a lot. It has been several years since I managed to take more than a handful of days away from work. Last week, my...
May 244 min
Gratitude Friday 05-24-24 – The Freedom Riders of 1961
One of things I enjoy is weekly posts reflecting on history and events that resonate with me. It is an opportunity to learn and to...
May 174 min
Gratitude Friday 05-17-24 – Without Means to Move Forward, Temporarily
Last week, I went to an event about 60 miles from my house. It was an afternoon jaunt a colleague had worked hard organizing. No big deal...
May 104 min
Gratitude Friday 05-10-24 – Happy Days Are Here Again
“So long sad times, Go long bad times, We are rid of you at last, Howdy gay times, Cloudy gray times, You are now a thing of the past....
May 34 min
Gratitude Friday 05-3-24 – A Voyager Through Time and Space
On September 5, 1977, Voyager 1 (V1) a space probe that was part of the NASA program to study the outer Solar System and the interstellar...
Apr 264 min
Gratitude Friday 04-26-24 – Good News
“Some things are too good to be true and truly are good and true.” ― Constance Friday It often seems that all the news that is fit to...
Apr 194 min
Gratitude Friday 04-19-24 – From the Dark Side of the Moon
“The wheel is come full circle.” - William Shakespeare Growing up I was a huge Pink Floyd fan. Not just the more popular albums that came...
Apr 124 min
Gratitude Friday 4/12/24 – Reflecting On the Last Recall
Things that I find interesting or important are probably not in everyone’s wheelhouse. One of the times this became readily apparent to...
Apr 54 min
Gratitude Friday 4/5/24 – Fifty-Nine
I am officially fifty-nine years old today. This is my 17th prime number birthday, according to wiki, my next (if I make it) will be 61....
Mar 294 min
Gratitude Friday 3/29/24 – Our Hallowed American Memorial to Unfinished Work: The Lincoln Memorial
It is Spring and in DC, Cherry Blossom season is upon us. When I think of DC, I reflect on the Lincoln Memorial. One of the most hallowed...
Mar 224 min
Gratitude Friday 3/22/24 – Rebirth of Life
Spring is a time of rebirth that we observe in a number of ways. We see the return of life around us as winter shifts into spring, that...
Mar 154 min
Gratitude Friday 03/15/24 Guinea Pigs of the 1970s Educational Experiments
Humans are inquisitive. We are wired for lifelong learning. Learning styles differ from person to person. If one’s learning style does...
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