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Category Archives: Local Life
Reading Aloud: the Words Endure
or, The Cosmic Bedtime Story
Our family's evening reading together was no more -- and no less -- difficult than all the other things we do together as a family. Day in & day out, this practice of reading builds up a foundation and a bulwark that will strengthen and protect us throughout our lives. Day in & day out, we parents are building up our children, our schools, and our communities, guarding them from a multitude of evils, just by reading aloud.
Watching the Cubs from Bahgdad
Here is what Memorial Day means to me today: it means remembering the connections we have to those who are elsewhere, remembering that the small things we enjoy here at home exist in a larger system of past and present service, sacrifice and justice.
Also posted in Mind & Society Tagged Afghanistan, Army, Baghdad, Chicago Cubs, Germany, Holidays, Iraq, Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Day, Pittsburgh Pirates, Sixties, Soldiers, Twitter, Vietnam, War & Peace 4 Comments
Joy to the World (Bruce Cockburn)
Bruce Cockburn's Christmas is a tradition around here. Thanks to Quercus126 for providing this rendition. If you want to hear it played by the man himself, it's here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3YF8nH7J0o
Also posted in Arts & Literature Tagged Bruce Cockburn, Christmas, Guitar, Holidays, Music, Video Leave a comment
Never Underestimate the Mom
One of the things I love about Nicole is her periodic flashes of cheeky brilliance.
We’re off to see…
The Lambs & Lettuces!
Also posted in Margin Notes Tagged Blanchardville, Circle M Market Farm, Community, Food, Holidays, Spring 1 Comment
The Play’s the Thing
or, Shakespeare in Space