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My Saffron Teacher
A few of years ago I decided I would plant 500 crocus saffron bulbs. I was so excited mainly because I was pretty certain that I had...
amy5880
Apr 72 min read
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Another Dog Story
I lost Simba, my yellow lab when he was sixteen. He was a special dog. It took the right person to understand and exercise patience with...
amy5880
Mar 196 min read
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Rules of Civility
Several years ago Krista Tippett, the host and creator of the program On Being started a brave and courageous series titled Civil...
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Feb 272 min read
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A Sense of Place
I have been preoccupied by “place” over the past several weeks. My attitude about our sense of place is very subjective, but does have a...
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Jan 272 min read
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A Return to Awe
I have been experiencing that dull interaction that one gets when routine isn’t interrupted by, what I would call al little shake up. It...
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Jan 162 min read
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Stay the Course
Why does it seem to be getting more and more difficult to stay the true intended course of our missive? We are a full service restaurant...
amy5880
Jan 44 min read
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Another Hamster Story
As a young child I had the privilege of being the steward and caretaker of a few hamsters. What I find shameful and embarrassing is that...
amy5880
Dec 31, 20242 min read
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Do you believe in Santa?
I am strangely interested in stories about the belief in Santa and how the myth was dispelled. Most children find out from their cynical...
amy5880
Dec 18, 20242 min read
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The Fragility of Being Human
We, more than any other species are more beholden to our erratic and ever changing neurochemistry. I have been trying to objectively...
amy5880
Dec 15, 20242 min read
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Just Say Thank You!
Why do many of us have a difficult time receiving compliments? I am getting better at it, but I have a long way to go. I have to...
amy5880
Dec 5, 20242 min read
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Don’t Take any Wooden Nickels
Or wear wooden shoes. Thanks to my father’s advice I never accepted any wooden nickels. Not an uncommon adage for my father’s...
amy5880
Nov 21, 20242 min read
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Does it need to be said?
Does it need to be said by me? Does it need to be said now? The answer to those questions is generally No, No and No 99% of the time. I...
amy5880
Nov 18, 20243 min read
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Our Strange Relationship
We, as a culture have a very strange and estranged relationship with death. We have a difficult time talking about it and it’s...
amy5880
Nov 6, 20243 min read
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What Goes Around
My parents had 3 girls and a boy. I am the youngest. My brother is the second oldest. He is 10 years older than me. He was awful to me,...
amy5880
Oct 29, 20243 min read
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Hey Hey Hey It’s Fat Albert!
Many of you may remember the cartoon Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. It aired on Saturday morning in the early 70’s. I remember as a six...
amy5880
Oct 16, 20242 min read
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Can you Read Me?
My husband and I recently sponsored two events that featured the newly released documentary titled “ Sentenced ” addressing illiteracy in...
amy5880
Oct 11, 20243 min read
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About Leadership
Somebody suggested that I write about politics. I responded by telling her that politics is a deeply depressing and disappointing topic...
amy5880
Sep 27, 20243 min read
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A Healthy Community
Several years ago I was asked to participate in a workshop built around community vision. The question posed to the participants was, “...
amy5880
Sep 13, 20242 min read
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Random Acts
I love random acts of kindness and generosity. Years ago I would load up a Rise Up gift card and frequent the drive thru kiosk in St....
amy5880
Sep 5, 20242 min read
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