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Think About It: Death by ignorance
“While Jakob and his mother Holly, struggled with exceptional complications of a premature birth, the strength of Jakob’s…
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Think About It: Flying our kite on windless days
I have never flown a kite, but I have watched many others fly all manner of kites on…
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Think About It: Gigs are up!
Keeping supplied with the basics — food, drink, toilet paper, laundry detergent and kitty litter — can be…
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Think About It: Live and learn
“Inconvenient,” husband Paul proclaimed when he realized there was yet another obstacle stopping him from doing something he…
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Think About It: Ordinary longing
The intensity of the hospice experience separates husband Paul and me from other experiences in an ethereal way.…
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Think About It: Bits and pieces
Six weeks have passed since we learned husband Paul’s heart is finishing its run. Almost immediately I began…
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Think About It: Air lines and life lines
Husband Paul and I took a rare trip outside our home. The occasion was a doctor’s appointment. I…
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Think About It:The day will come
Husband Paul and I have been together 52 years. We will celebrate 50 years of marriage on Aug.…
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Think About It: Out of sight, out of mind
In the spirit of relating my personal understanding of the theme of this column, I offer this experience…
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Think About It: Collecting grief
The enormity of the tragedy of another school shooting overwhelmed me. I cried when I heard 14 children…
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Think About It: Reluctant witness
Birth control was legalized in 1965 just in time for my first experience at marriage. The Supreme Court…
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Think About It: What and when’s normal?
Two years ago, about one month into the pandemic, I wrote a column called “On Hold.” I lamented…
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Thnk About It: Taxing time
I have lived a tax-sheltered life for nearly 80 years. The only exception was my last year of…