1 Nov 2014

Abundant Life, Followed Closely by Goblins and Saints

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The Abundant Life truck was here yesterday to make a delivery; I’m not sure yet whether that’ll see us through All Saints’ Day and beyond. From the name, would you know that the place sells wood, gas and pellet stoves? Yes, indeed…and they boast the “lowest prices and the largest display” in all of New Hampshire, too. The guy waiting on us there a couple of weeks ago confirmed that the original owner was actively Christian; apparently he liked the idea … Read More
3 Nov 2013

Going Back to 1918 and Finding More Than the Last Big Red Sox Win at Home

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It was windy out there a couple of days ago, matching my sense of being caught up in the sweep of history during these late October days.  I’m in the here and now, absolutely, planning my day tomorrow like everybody else; but recent events have also had a way of casting me back, providing links with other times and even other continents.  It feels a bit like being on a trapeze, arriving at those little platforms with relief, only to … Read More
20 Jun 2013

It’s a Matter of Life and Death

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If there’s such a thing as a “Gap Year” for teenagers after high school graduation, and people usually think it’s a swell idea, it seems reasonable to ask for something like a “Gap Bunch of Weeks for Just Moved Blogger.”  Funny how that word, abracadabra, turns from a noun into an adjective. It’s hard enough in regular times to give oneself license to turn away from pressing matters and sit down and write; when one is surrounded by packing boxes … Read More

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