Month: July 2023
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Mister Left Lane
It was 1957, when my dad and his older brother left rural New Mexico and drove west, all the way to Los Angeles, California. The trip, on the recently finished Interstate 10, went smoothly–until they hit the suburbs of L.A. Six lanes of bumper-to-bumper traffic, with countless on and off ramps, was petrifying! The two…
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Drawn to the Light
One night this summer, I accidentally left the garage door up with the lights turned on. It was three hours later before I discovered my oversight. As I opened the door that leads into the garage from the laundry room, I was greeted with a surreal sight: dozens of moths! They were on the walls,…
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Life’s Not Fair. So Now What?
Disheartening axioms that include no remedy are annoying.😫 Life’s not fair. So what should we do? None of these are healthy choices. Here’s an idea: since life’s not fair, make it fairer. Now, that’s a possible remedy! Yes, it’s a tall order, but wonderfully anticipatory. It reminds me of my favorite quote by Martin Luther…
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Tech Trouble
Our five year old broadband modem was running slowly and no longer updating. So, I called our internet service provider and a nice gentleman set me up with a brand new one: promising faster speeds and better security. The package arrived on my doorstep two days later. I eagerly plugged in the new electronic gadget,…
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