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UNCHECKED SPEECH, GUARDED WORDS

December 18, 2025 by

If you’ve heard unchecked speech, then you know guarded words when someone says them. One might be a raving crack-head angling for another piece of the rock. The other might be a priest in a confessional. Each has their place, sometimes more than one place. There’s only one problem: If they switch back and forth […]

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FAMILY TREE BRANCH OF RICHARDSONS

December 7, 2025 by

As people age up and out they look for meaning in different places. Where some look to DNA, others shake the family tree. That’s what my Grandma did years ago. This is what dropped out:

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JUDGING OTHERS? WHY BOTHER

July 31, 2025 by

Judging others could be a sport, but it’s not. You can’t have a sport where no one wins, and that’s where judging is. It’s a race to the bottom for people who ought to look in the mirror more often. This isn’t some secret message to people who have called me fat, but . . […]

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NEW TRADITIONS FROM OLD: 100 DAYS AND COUNTING

March 21, 2024 by

New traditions aren’t always new, just new to some. The 100 Day tradition of throwing a party was new to me, but not new. When a new mom’s parents are born in China, there will be a 100 Day celebration. Now I wonder why everyone doesn’t have the same? It points to the differences in […]

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GROWING HOPE ON FALLOW LAND

November 4, 2022 by

Growing hope is my hope. Why? Because I like hopeful people. They do things I might try to do, go places I might like to go. In my work life I choose hope. Family life? I choose hope. Here’s now to grow hope in what feels like barren land.

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FAMILY TIES OVERCOME SOME THINGS, NOT OTHERS

January 9, 2019 by

    Everyday I wake up I see a little gold tree with small family portraits hanging from the bare branches. Maybe you’ve got one that looks like the top image? That’s not mine. Mine used to be on my childhood fireplace mantle beside my grandfather’s railroad watch. Now I’ve got them both, and they’ve […]

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GILLASPIE LOVESEAT TO HONOR AMERICA. IT’S FRAGILE

June 17, 2018 by

    Who hasn’t been accused of making last minute presents? My specialty is carving names in oak with a router.   It takes practice, at least more than a last minute panic to produce something meaningful on Christmas morning.   I’ve been the object of such accusations, and while correct, there is a bigger […]

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