Category: Reflections
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20 Years
I’ve struggled with what to write to mark 20 years since my dad died. It’s probably the most common regular topic I’ve written about over the years. Earlier this month, a very close friend lost his mother. A few days ago, I talked heart-to-heart with another friend who lost his father earlier in the year.…
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Two Explosions Kill at Egyptian Coptic Churches on Palm Sunday
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombings, but they came weeks before Pope Francis is to visit the country. Source: Two Explosions Kill at Least 31 at Egyptian Coptic Churches on Palm Sunday As we pile into the car to head to Palm Sunday Mass ourselves, the absolute senselessness of violence, and…
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Welcome 2017
Vanessa and the kids went into the backyard today to discover a decapitated bird perched in one of our tree branches. Vanessa got them back inside before they looked up from the feathers they saw on the ground. I’m not a superstitious man, but welcome 2017!
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Automattic signs pledge not to build Muslim registry
Automattic, which owns WordPress.com and a number of other web development and publishing tools, has signed a pledge not to help build a Muslim registry. Source: WordPress.com parent company Automattic signs pledge not to build Muslim registry – The Verge In addition to Matt signing on behalf of the company and a large group PR,…
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Uninstalling Twitter
Uninstalling Twitter from my phone for the last week has been a surreal experience. It has been a primary news sourcing method and a primary communication vehicle for years. I’ve wanted to check my phone often to see what’s going on, but not nearly as interesting nor updated as often as before.
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President Trump
This isn’t what I was expecting. There was no way Trump would win. He’s not going to win the primary. He did? He’s not going to win the general. But, he did. I’m not sure how to proceed. If I lived in a vacuum and “Clinton” and “Trump” were just random names, I would say…