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Jan 27, 2012
Don’t Buy this Jacket
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Apparently, when I walk into certain retail stores and see ten feet of open space, I’m psychologically comforted.... Read More + |
Jan 26, 2012
Aging Well with Dr. Dan Blazer, Part 5: Social Supports & Storytelling
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Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Stories help us make sense of the world.... Read More + |
Jan 25, 2012
The Grocery Drop
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I can hear my husband on the phone with his mom in the other room, and from the conversation fragments I overhear, I know I’ll be squeezing in a trip to the grocery store tomorrow.... Read More + |
Jan 24, 2012
Moving From Either/Or to Both/And
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I was festering one day over a work situation which I had instinctively interpreted as a zero sum game.... Read More + |
Jan 23, 2012
Book Club: In Which We Meet Erica
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So we finally meet Erica. And what a character she is. In our book club readings this week, David Brooks introduces us to the other half of the happy couple with the wonderfully fulfilling lives we read about in the introduction of The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement.... Read More + |
Jan 22, 2012
One Right Fit
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In 1935, Chester Carlson was a young New York lawyer. He grew impatient with the time it took to copy legal documents. Three years later, he completed a prototype machine to do the job faster and cleaner. An impressive list of companies—IBM, Kodak, RCA—said no to Chester’s machine.... Read More + |
Jan 20, 2012
Community Post: Promised Land Gone
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The following article continues our Fridays on the topic of personal finance. In 1996, my grandfather died, taking with him 200 years of stability and nearly two million dollars in property. “Do you know what happened to the old Homestead, Sammy?” Norman asked, shaking his head in disbelief.... Read More + |
Jan 20, 2012
Year of Plenty: First We Rest
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The following excerpt by Craig Goodwin adds a humorous Sabbath component to our Friday conversations about personal finance. ----- Normal people would plan months in advance for an experiment like this. Perhaps they would start in spring with the hopeful appearance of asparagus sprigs and onion shoots.... Read More + |
Jan 19, 2012
Taking Care of Carrie
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You round the corner, speeding into the kitchen. Your three year old has pushed one of your ladder back chairs to the counter and climbed up and is precariously standing there, yanking and yanking at a cabinet door. “Carrie!” you shout.... Read More + |
Jan 16, 2012
Letter from my 90-year-old Self
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Dear John, Keep your fingers crossed for that totally white hair and beard combination. It takes a few more years but the evolution comes to pass and getting to play Santa every Christmas afterwards is pure unadulterated joy. Don’t fear the extra pounds around the middle, a part of the gig is fitting in the suit. And the poetry?... Read More + |
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How Can I Trust in Go...Mark D. Roberts |
In yesterday’s reflection on Lamentations 3, I asked, “What enables us to keep on trusting in God’s faithful love when our lives are stung by suffering?” Today, I’d like to consider that question with you. To be sure, there are no easy answers to the problem of suffering. Christians believe in a loving, gracious, all-powerful God.... Read More + |
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