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what orion said
I went running tonight. After working on a news article all day, I was tired. I needed to stretch. I needed a break. I needed to clear my head so that I could work on yet another news article. (To be...
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how to not die: the i.c.u.
Ten years ago today (January 25, 2003), I fell 80 feet (24 meters) while rock climbing at T-Wall, a popular climbing site in Tennessee. The doctors said I might not live; when I did, they said I’d...
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how to not die: the missing piece
Ten years ago today (January 25, 2003), I fell 80 feet (24 meters) while rock climbing at T-Wall, a popular climbing site in Tennessee. The doctors said I might not live; when I did, they said I’d...
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how to not die: the “real” missing piece
A few posts back, I talked about the missing piece from my rock-climbing story. I was raised Christian and went to small Christian schools all my life, including college. When I had my accident, the...
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greater than all these
Dragons are the most exalted “animal” in Chinese culture. I was struck by its colors. Bright red and yellow and blue and green . . . But then it was gone. Nick* was driving too fast. But, oh wait!...
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carry on
Alone I sit and contemplate this thing that we call life: Desires we cannot satiate, the struggles and the strife. I wonder why we do it now, I wonder why we try. I wonder why we carry on, why not lay...
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let there be light
“You will be remembered. Stay strong Boston.” … It’s been nearly two weeks since the bombing at the Boston Marathon. Nearly two weeks since two alleged terrorists killed three people and injured 264...
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on death and living life to the fullest
There are so many things I want to write about right now. I have a long list of recent experiences to share, not to mention wanting to get back to things related to my time in Asia. But, sometimes,...
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i love you
I’ve often been told I’m a “sympathetic soul.” I’ve never given it much thought, but in recent months I’ve realized: It’s true. I love you and you and you and you and . . . Why? How can I love you?...
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where we came from
Boy in Sandimen, Taiwan Danshui, Taiwan • Dragon Boat Festival • June, 2011 The hot sun hung high in the western sky. Beneath it, brightly colored gods — with their wide eyes and big lips and...
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huck finn: a hero for all time
Huck and Jim on the raft I’m listening to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn on audiotape while helping a friend clean her house. It’s the part toward the end where Huck is deciding what to do about...
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thoughts on god
.. I couldn’t think of a post today. Honest, I tried. I’ve been getting into something of a rhythm lately, finding a theme. I know you haven’t been able to see it yet, but it’s there. It’s coming. But...
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the post i’ve been avoiding
Do you ever struggle, no, not with what to say, but how to say it? My whole life I’ve been a pleaser. A goodie-goodie. A teacher’s pet. No, not on purpose. I’ve never taken a teacher donuts, but I have...
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the hope of christmas
2014 is almost over. Where does time go? It hardly seems a few days since last Christmas, when I woke up beside a lake in Pell City, Alabama. I was welcomed with open arms by Jon’s family — Southern...
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to be or not to be worldly-wise
.. My follow-up post may not be what you were expecting. We wrote letters for a summer. Dated for roughly three years. We loved each other much longer than that, but, ultimately, he was meant to be a...
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