Category Archives: Longer Stuff

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I SUPPOSE AN explanation is owed, based on inquiries I’ve received this morning. Last night, or maybe early this morning I put a post on Facebook about Dylan Thomas, who days Continue Reading →

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I HAVE declared today a day of reflection. Seemed like the right thing to do with a cold day, clouds mixing with weak sun and coming off a few days of Continue Reading →

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There will be journalism going forward, even though what it will look like is undetermined.                   EVEN THOUGH I left newspapering in 1992, dipping my toe back into journalism and writing in Continue Reading →

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A cold winter day and a walk up a hill….                   IT WAS A day to rediscover a couple of truths.                   I had cabin fever. Bad. This was not Vermont, where we Continue Reading →

It’s easy not to see the homeless in the middle of so much, but they are here and little acts of kindness matter….                   I LIVE IN a town where homelessness exists Continue Reading →

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Warning to Medical Professionals: This post may contain offensive information about self-care.             DAMN! REALLY, DAMN!          And I call myself a writer. I noticed today the last time I put up Continue Reading →

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Real men don’t live in such a state of fear they need an arsenal in the basement. Only cowards do….             TIME TO LOOK in the mirror and face up to who Continue Reading →

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I wasn’t disappointed, or “wowed.” It was OK. I’ll go from time to time, but in the end it was just another big box…..                         THE OTHER MORNING Kevin Coupe, consultant to Continue Reading →

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I have been contemplating exercise and come to the conclusion I don’t need as much as habit and ego tell me I do….             EXERCISE HAS BEEN on my mind lately.             I’ve Continue Reading →

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One man’s simplistic view of religion and the universe….             WHEN I WAS a boy, monsters lived in my closet. It’s why I don’t believe in God.             There is a connection.             When Continue Reading →

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We have great doctors, nurses, facilities, but actually getting into them in a timely fashion is a challenge. I am frustrated…..             I HAVE BEEN a fan of national health care for Continue Reading →

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It may be cuts to the National Weather Service impacted forecasts for Kerr County, TX, but it also may be that Mother Nature created a perfect storm at a time Continue Reading →

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I find my aging self in mourning for my country, but also feeling hope as I look at those who still are young….             AS I SIT on this beautiful July 4 Continue Reading →