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Posted in life on Jul 10th, 2006
One of the most dangerous, and perhaps damning, practices in our society today is the fixing of labels to individuals or groups. Any one who is in a minority group (label) already knows what this feels like. With just a word or three you are categorized, objectified, and shunted off to purgatory, never to return. [...]
Posted in family on Jul 9th, 2006
I’m starting to take some “next steps” in my journey back from the land of grief. Some of these are mental and or emotional adjustments, while others are more tangible. The most tangible one to date has been the changing of my voice mail greeting.
Until yesterday if you called my home phone you were greeted [...]
Posted in life on Jul 7th, 2006
In the movie Witness, at the end as John Book is getting ready to leave the Amish world and return to his own, Eli Lapp says to him, “You be careful out there among the English.” As both Michele and I loved the movie this phrase became part of our lexicon. When ever one of [...]
Posted in family on Jul 6th, 2006
It has only been nine months since Michele died and already some of the memory contexts I’ve been using to keep the sound of her voice alive in my memory are failing. To be fair the urgency to hear her voice is falling off a bit too. In recent weeks I’ve been thinking more and [...]
Yesterday I went to a friend’s house for a backyard cookout and 4th of July celebration. A family affair, there were kids, cold drinks, face painting, and fireworks.
Lots and lots of fireworks. It seems the neighborhood where my friends live, and the neighborhoods around them, all get into fireworks in a major way. The “show” [...]
Posted in life on Jul 4th, 2006
For someone who usually spends his free time alone, huddled in front of multiple computer screens living life vicariously, this weekend has been filled with social outings.
Sunday afternoon and early evening I was at a friend’s house for a cookout. About fourteen people, some I knew from work and some new to me, were there. [...]
Posted in life on Jul 3rd, 2006
I attended a 4th of July cookout this afternoon and evening; the first of two I was invited to this year. I must admit it is nice to have a circle of friends and to be included in social events. I try very hard to stay in the moment and to enjoy the company of [...]
Posted in family on Jun 30th, 2006
Recently, in a conversation with a good friend who, in an unbelievable twist of fate is also struggling through the aftermath of a spouse’s death, we talked about special days and ordinary days. The gist of it was that every single day was special for one reason or another. Sure there are “big” days like [...]
Today marks the two year anniversary of my employment here in Kansas City. Saying that the past two years have been tumultuous would be a massive understatement. If, as Nietzsche said, “That which does not kill you will only make you stronger”, then I am stronger today than I’ve ever been in my life.
In the [...]
Posted in life on Jun 28th, 2006
One of the books I’m currently reading is all about the tipping point; that place in the lifetime of a thing where a phase transformation occurs. For example the tipping point between liquid water and ice occurs at 32 degrees Fahrenheit. (I’ve only just started the book so my understanding and example maybe a bit [...]
