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Making Sense of 60

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I remember the day my second grade teacher (and my not-so-secret crush) Miss Hilliard introduced the class to a real-life story problem. Her beguiling southern lilt...
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Who Is the Old Guy in the Selfie?

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Each new season can be a quirky, moody little affair, that at times falls out of synch with my resident disposition, though I venture to say most seasons would...

Objects of My Affection: Trash, Treasure, and Thrift Store Finds

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My apologies to California, but the Pacific Northwest is being blessed with another gully washer. Bedazzled with raindrops that quickly channel off the panes, my...

Spring in My Step: Putting Hibernation to Bed

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Fresh start: honeycomb, pea vines, and a little luck...The robins, crows, tree frogs and barred owls, raucous little alarm clocks that they are, have sounded...

5 Things I Learned This Week: Entry 1

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Lesson 1: Early mornings can be magical. The clock reveals an early hour, and yet I feel rested. Birds court through song. Boz snores deeply...

True Confessions as a Smartphone Laggard

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Early adopter I am not. Here it is 2014, and I have yet to embrace the smartphone and the technology that spread like a virus...

The Man, the Cake Tin and the Ferry Ride

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My mom jokes with me about the number of potlucks I attend. She's right, it's the way of my people. Islanders are a social...
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Behind the Tall Clover Curtain

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Boz and Gracie glaring, their mugs say it all. "Dude, would it kill you to clean out the truck" And yes, those are potatoes...
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Tom’s Tooth and Trying to Be a Big Boy

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A perky plastic role model for me. (Photo, Iris Taboh) I'm a man who tries to err on the side of optimism, but last week's...

Tom’s Glasses: The Never-Ending Story

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Fresh tape applied, counting to ten... My Kingdom for a Pair of Glasses! In our last episode of Tom's Broken Glasses (yes, they are taking on...