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Notes on Stoicism
A rational control of the passions and living in accordance with nature
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Remembering my sister Carol Horton on what would have been her 71st birthday
The stuff of 'what might have been'
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A Seemingly Mundane Day, But Not So After all
The joy of our 'here-and-now'
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The change from summer to fall
In Michigan, the season changes on Labor Day weekend
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August 2023
Emmett Till 'Still Remembered'
He was among the "Strange fruit hangin' from the poplar trees."
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Book banning is back in fashion
The effort to censor or otherwise throttle free expression, as well as demonize those deemed as undesirable or unwelcome, has a long and storied history
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A View from a Porch on Mackinac Island
“the idea that abundance was inexhaustible—that fatal Michigan word"...Bruce Catton
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July 2023
A brief vacation at Grand Haven
Pure Michigan in the summer
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Wheat season was a favorite of mine growing up
My job, which I often shared with cousins and my sister, was to drive the tractor and wagon up to the combine when the bin became full.
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On the occasion of my 72nd birthday
Shall I make an outward observation or inward reflection... or may a little bit of both?
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Individual Liberty & Freedom of Conscience
The legacy of Thomas Jefferson lives on
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June 2023
And who is my neighbor?
The Parable of the Good Samaritan offers an answer...and more
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