Monthly Archives: November 2013

Time for Vermonters to stand up for Silent Cal

As a Vermonter, I try to have Cal Coolidge’s back. I do this because he was a Vermont-born United States President, because we graduated from the same college, and because he endured a horrific personal tragedy that some historians suggest … Continue reading

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The gift of Grace turns twenty

We are fast approaching the holiday season, that time of the year when we are all a little kinder and a little more generous, as long as that kindness and generosity doesn’t involve sacrificing a parking space within sight of … Continue reading

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I blush. . .

This is the cover of the January 2014 “Writer’s Digest.”  I blush. The interview was conducted by editor Jessica Strawser. Her questions were terrific and I found myself learning a lot about why I do what I do — and, … Continue reading

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In honor of Veterans’ Day 2014. . .

This photo is of my mother and Warren Nelson — her brother and my uncle. He was a paratrooper in the Second World War and jumped in June and September 1944. He was wounded in December of that year in … Continue reading

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The sun was right for a flashback to my dad

Earlier this autumn when I was at the Miami International Airport, I had an unexpected Proustian flashback. When I was in tenth grade, I missed my first three morning classes one day almost every week because I was at the … Continue reading

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Savor the short, gray gifts of November

Most of you probably remembered to set your clocks back one hour last night before shutting out the lights, and thus scavenged an extra hour of sleep. I have always liked that bonus hour. Here in the center of Lincoln, … Continue reading

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