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Mar 29, 20244 min read
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 22, 20244 min read
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 15, 20244 min read
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...


Mar 8, 20244 min read
Gratitude Friday 3/8/24 – VE Day
Seventy-nine years ago today, conflict in Europe ended. For younger people who may not know, it was called VE (Victory in Europe) Day in...


Mar 1, 20244 min read
Gratitude Friday 3/1/24 – Making the Most of the Dash
“How did it get so late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon. December is here before it's June. My goodness how the time has flewn....


Feb 23, 20244 min read
Gratitude Friday 2/23/24 – Home is Where the Heart Is
“How often have I lain beneath rain on a strange roof, thinking of home.” ― William C. Faulkner I have been bouncing around a fair amount...


Feb 16, 20244 min read
Gratitude Friday 2/16/24 – Reprint: The New Street Radish Miracle of February 1990
This is a gratitude Friday post reflecting on my greatest physical feat. It occurred 34 years ago this month. I originally posted it in...


Feb 9, 20244 min read
Gratitude Friday 2/9/24 – The Brain on Books
As I look at my life, I count myself as a lottery winner. For the record, I have played the lottery less times in my life than I have...


Feb 2, 20244 min read
Gratitude Friday 2 2 2024 COVID & Our Abode
Julie and I got COVID for the first time right as 2024 heralded in. It is remarkable with all of my travels that I managed to not bring...


Jan 26, 20244 min read
Gratitude Friday 1/26/24 – The Longest Monologue of My Life
While we may think we all experience the world around us in the same way, we do not. The senses actually function diversly in a range of...


Jan 19, 20244 min read
Gratitude Friday 1/19/24 – Rocket 88 & the Roots of Rock and Roll
Rock and Roll has a rich history. It starts with Jackie Brenston, a singer and a saxophone played born in Clarksdale Mississippi. He...


Jan 12, 20244 min read
Gratitude Friday 01 12 24 – Reflecting on a Stay at the Stanley in Winter
“Every big hotel has got a ghost. Why? Hell, people come and go …” ― Stephen King, The Shining The written word has had a lot of...


Jan 5, 20244 min read
Gratitude Friday January 5th, 2024 – Looking UP
Perhaps the focus of this post should be on surviving into 2024. What a surprise! At one point in my life, living into the 1990s seemed...


Dec 29, 20234 min read
Gratitude Friday 12-29-23 – Looking Back on Gratitude Fridays 2023
“For last year's words belong to last year's language And next year's words await another voice.” ― T.S. Eliot I started doing weekly...


Dec 22, 20234 min read
Gratitude Friday 12-22-23 – Standing Still
Solstice - derived from the Latin sol ("sun") and sistere ("to stand still") We are in the darkest of days. We just passed through the...
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