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I feel like I should tell you: spring isn’t going to solve all our problems. There will be new and limited problems in the spring, even. There will also be flowers outside. And the trees will wear the fringe and flowers and million hands of leaves again. Deep spiritual thought: “Everything we lose is Buddhist […]

62 Days

It’s wicked, evil cold here, so that cheeks cry and foreheads whimper. It will not last forever. Time passes, indeed we have already made great progress. Pat yourself on the back for being so patient. Isn’t patience difficult? But so appreciated by people and seasons who need it. Humor: From my students this week. The first […]

Days 64 & 63: Time Flies

Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds. -Emerson Deep spiritual thought: “One of our most common and widespread prejudices is that every person has a fixed, special characteristic, that there are kind people and evil, clever people and stupid people…. But people are not like this; we can say about a person only that he […]

65 Days

Did you think I had forgotten you? I could never forget you. I just finished reading Cary Elwes’ book about shooting ‘The Princess Bride.” A lot of fun. So many great lines, but I am partial to, “Now, was that so terrible?” something I have frequently, jovially, asked myself after enduring something terrible, like winter. […]