Category: Disability
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This “I”
A lovely late spring day, bright and cheerful. We’ve come to that time in spring when we need moisture. The trees and other plants have leafed out, dramatically increasing the transport of moisture from the soil. It has also been rather windy which contributes to the drying of the soil, and the risk of wildfires…
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Mystery: An Antidote to Totalizing Ideas
A chilly, wet day. The river has overflowed its banks and filled the floodplain. Friday I attended a professional ethics conference focused on diversity. As is too often the case at such conferences, diversity was broadly defined and rigidly illustrated, essentially leaving out disability and Native America. It did not help my mood that although…
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Surprised By Beauty
Our lengthy January thaw continues. It is a relief to be warm, to catch a glimpse of sun, and to walk safely, if carefully, across parking lots. Speaking of thaws, yesterday I was reminded that every now and then beauty intrudes, catching our attention in the most mundane of locations. We were grocery shopping when,…
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Strangers
Friday was record warm and rainy so many of our streams and rivers are at flood stage. Yesterday was cold with heavy snow and a thick blanket of new snow has covered the briefly bare ground. This morning brought bright blue sky and sun, the landscape ablaze with light and deep shadow. We are at…
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