Three Days in the Arena

The final horn sounded, the streamers fell from the ceiling, and the crowd spilled out of the arena and onto the street. As my son and I surveyed the situation and saw the wind, rain, and lightening, he said exactly what I was thinking: “Dad, we’d better run”. As we sprinted down the middle of [...]

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Hidden From View

Scars are funny things. Do you see the one in this picture? I’ve been up and down this street a number of times in recent years, but it was not until I went last night into the center structure with the gray plaster facade and saw the courtyard behind it that things didn’t match up [...]

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Where am I to go?

Somewhere in a lonely hotel room There’s a guy starting to realize That eternal fate has turned it’s back on him. It’s 2am…. It’s 2 am The fear is gone I’m sitting here waiting… Maybe my connection Is tired of taking chances Yeah, there’s a storm on the loose Sirens in my head Wrapped up [...]

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Find What You’re Looking For?

That tree was not there before, but I was. I believe it was 32 years ago, give or take a few days. Today, students meet for “see you at the pole” days to pray and reflect. Back then, I would go out with a friend to put the flag up each morning, and do the [...]

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Clearly, I’ve Never Been to Singapore…

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To the point of no (know) return

How long? Nine hours to life, I hear they say. Baby B boarded a bus this morning, destination Rome. And from there? Her life is open to new definitions. I believe we may have passed the point of know return. As our car continued south this morning, the chartered bus caravan carrying her local school [...]

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Strata

Did I mention that Daughter-chan returned last week? If I did, let me add that she brought me some sand from various beaches on multiple Isles/continents. Why would she carry little bags of sand all around the world, you might ask? Well, maybe because her father is strange, and she knew he cared. You see, [...]

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The nut does not fall far from the tree

Elder daughter walked into the kitchen tonight holding a large box. “Hey, Hank, what’s in the box?”, I wondered. Perhaps, a dead cat? Sorry, wrong story, and I digress. No, her box contains money and momentos from days now past spent on the other side of the world. It was great to see her unpack [...]

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It’s just a fantasy

“This feels like a dream; like I woke up and had never gone anywhere”. She came home today. So did dozens of other students who’d been traveling the world of late. Some in Europe, others in the Far East, each now adjusting to their new normal back in the U.S. New normals include the little [...]

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Midnight in Paris: The longest day, indeed…

The “kids” are coming home soon, only they aren’t kids anymore. World travelers, is more like it. As we speak, a group of said travelers is airborne over the Pacific en route from Australia to Hawaii. Speaking of “airborne” and “en route”, the other group of world travelers I know was recently seen parading around [...]

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