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“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.” – Emma Lazarus I’ve been sickened by how fractured my country of America has become. The tone of nation has turned ugly; a bunker mentality seems to be tearing us apart. As I thought about this recently, I realized I had learned some valuable lessons from Rogers Park … Continue reading Ode to Rogers Park
Marsha and I recently had guests over for dinner and we nearly never made it out of the kitchen. What I mean to say is we were stopped cold standing in front of our refrigerator. I’m not sure whether it was – Marley’s smiling face Charles & Doris adorned in Marsha’s knitted scarves The Paine family photo The Lovejoy family photo Erin & Kelly’s wedding picture … Continue reading What’s to Love About a Refrigerator
My dear friend Joe Nagy wrote this shortly after the death of his brother in 2013. It’s a poignant attempt at truth-finding. With Just A Thought, we hope we have created a space where truth-finding can flourish and be shared. I hope that Joe will write again, and that others will consider sharing your own stories and wisdom. – Pat Dear Pat and Friends, My good friend … Continue reading A Letter from Joe
“When we are tired we are sometimes attacked by ideas we had long ago.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche A couple of years ago, I spent a night on patrol with my friend and honorary nephew Jai, who is a police officer in the twin cities area of Minnesota. I had longed to ride with him on his night patrol to experience the sights and sounds of … Continue reading Patrolling Your Past
“As a cure for worry, work is better than whiskey” ~ Thomas Edison My friend John was a quadriplegic and permanent resident at King County Hospital. I met John in 1962 while I had a Seattle Times paper route in the hospital. John would buy both the morning and evening papers so that he could study the horse racing handicap columns. He bet on horses and … Continue reading Worry