Community is intentional. Like anything else, interaction with others takes work. Books such as The Great, Good Place by Ray
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Pig Roast
Once upon a time in China, a family left their home to visit the next village. While they were gone
An Unfinished Life
What do we do with unseen pain? How do we adjust to cruelties we must bear alone? What toll
School this Fool
I go through violent withdrawal after football season. Trauma begins when I tune in to CBS or Fox on Sunday
Call of Duty
I love my country. My voice cracks when I sing the national anthem. Tears come to my eyes when an
Lost in the Cosmos
French women do not have scales in their bathrooms; nor do they “get fat.”[1] Mireille Guiliano suggests “recasting” as the
I Love Those Guys
“They saved my life . . . These are great men; they are heroes.” During a 45 minute fire-fight with
What Kramer Asked George
“Everything relates to Seinfeld.” A running joke in our household and among friends for years, the 90’s sit-com addresses many
Better a Live Dog
Robert Fulghum, my favorite religious humanist, penned the title to end all titles with his All I Really Need to
Fire in My Bones
Theo van Gogh, a Dutch filmmaker, was shot dead by a radical Muslim two months after his film “Submission” was