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Gays are Essential to Humanity
MarkE Miller of Everyday Productions is one of my favorite vloggers on YouTube. He’s a great guy, his videos can be beautiful, and he consistently conveys a positive message: “Everyday is a Great Day.” And he’s from Ft. Wayne, so that’s a huge plus too. Tonight I watched his video below and then the TED Talk video he…
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All I Needed was a Hole in My Head
No, I’m not a walker. I don’t need that kind of hole in the head. But, actually, come to think of it, I should probably ask Carl Grimes if he’ll give me his hat! This summer David and I visited my brother John in Michigan to escape the Republican Convention here in Cleveland. Wise choice. Not because…
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More Reflections Post-Orlando
I wrote and posted this second essay to Facebook following the Orlando Massacre at the Pulse Nightclub on June 12, 2016. This has been a hard week — more than I first realized or more than I’ve wanted to acknowledge. Orlando has really affected me. I don’t know how to describe it. I just know…
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The Orlando Massacre
I wrote and posted this essay to Facebook after the Orlando Massacre on June 12, 2016, when a lone gunman proclaiming allegiance to ISIS murdered 49 people at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida. By now we all know that a man proclaiming allegiance to ISIS carried out the Orlando Massacre, the largest mass shooting in U.S.…
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The Project from Hell is Done!
We love our new house — it’s been 16 months already! — but the list of projects is long and growing. This week we finally finished Número Uno: a new shower in the Master Bathroom. A new shower is a pretty simple, basic project. Every home has one (or a tub), right? Easy! Not! I’m…