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A September Moment (opens the original)
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Note: September has become my favorite month. Here is a repost of something I wrote nearly fifteen years ago that I read each September to remind me to pay attention to the simple things in life. On the front deck, looking out upon our yard and neighborhood. Noon. The sun beats down from a puffy-white-cloud-against-blue-sky September day. The wind quiets, then blows ever so slightly, like it’s whispering. The silence surrounds me, blankets me. I want to put this moment in a bottle, cork it, and
So Cold, Sometimes It Gets So Cold (opens the original)
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I miss John Prine. From his first album (1971) to his last (2018), he wrote and sang songs about love, life, and human behavior in ways that few others did. Lately, I’ve been listening to “People Puttin’ People Down” that he released in 1984.People who are sad - sometimes they wear a frownAnd people who are kings - sometimes they wear a crownBut all the people who don’t fitGet the only fun they getFrom people puttin’ people downPeople puttin’ people downSo cold, sometimes it ge
Northern Lights, Blizzards, and Bears (opens the original)
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Dr. Otto Berg (1917-2017) was a pioneering astrophysicist who initiated groundbreaking high-altitude research with the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in 1948, using captured Nazi V-2 rockets well before NASA’s establishment. I had the good fortune to be introduced to Dr. Berg (LINK) in the early 2000s, and Otto and I collaborated for several years on a memoir about his rocket and space adventures. Otto was one of the most intelligent, accomplished, humble, and amusing individuals I ha
Forks in the Road (opens the original)
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“When you come to a fork in the road, take it,” advised Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra, one of the greatest philosophers of all time. In our post-high-school lives, the main decision points for most of us are college, profession/job, marriage, children, retirement, and senior living. Each one leads to a myriad of follow-on forks to be pondered.<a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QAjh!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3
Forgotten Songs (opens the original)
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“Grandma Sally may not have much time left. You might want to visit her soon.” My Aunt Jean was calling to share the news that my 93-year-old maternal grandmother was failing. Dad was partway through a multi-month stay at my sister Sue’s in Arizona. Mom had passed away the year before, and Sue kindly invited him to be with her in the sunny Southwest rather than stay at home during the Iowa winter. I knew I needed to be by Grandma’s side: for her, for them, and for me. <a class="image-link image2
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