Monthly Archives: November 2009

We’re looking at different horizons

My daughter sent me an email the other day, telling me about her boyfriend’s Phi Beta Kappa initiation ceremony: …the guest speaker was Nobel Prize winner Oliver Smithies, so that was pretty cool. His two main messages were: no matter … Continue reading

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More from Camp Hale

I’m busy writing, so here are a couple more letters from my Great Aunt Mabel. For those of you who are perhaps just joining us, this is not “me” writing these, pretending to be Aunt Mabel, these are letters that … Continue reading

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Taking offense — it’s a gift

You ever had one of those days — that turned into one of those weeks — where no matter what you did, no matter what you said or to whom you said it, it was just inexplicably wrong? It has … Continue reading

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Remembering, paying tribute

My Great Aunt Mabel was a nurse who trained at the Mayo Clinic and then enlisted in the Army Nurse Corps during World War II. I thought about her, and about all those who served or are currently serving in … Continue reading

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Finding truth, facing fear

A while back there was a discussion about fear on another blog (which shall remain nameless, because it’s bad enough to realize you’ve spilled your guts in a place where more than three people can read it — no need … Continue reading

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