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GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER?   Most of us have thought about who we’d invite to a dinner party if we could invite anyone we wanted. Being a ground rules-sort of person, I always ask if the guests can be dead. I reckon, I can see family or friends...

Weekly Rumination9

ODE TO DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME, ALA KEATS WITH IAMBIC PENTAMETER BY ACCIDENT This week, I’m ruminating about the extra evening hour. Oh, daylight saving time, wondrous and fine Extending the light in spring and summer, Though nature does so on natural time The...

Weekly Rumination8

I’D LIKE A DRINK WITH THAT This week I’m ruminating about hot drinks, wine, and liquor, or as Mormons like to call them, interview questions your bishop likes to ask you about. I was at one of those hipster cafes recently– you know the kind with...

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DEVOLVING BRISTLECONE PINE This week, I’m ruminating about trees, straight ones, tall ones, skinny ones, and crooked ones. When I was a child and first learned about evolution, I wondered what humans would look like millions of years down the road, and decided...

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NEARBY NEWS This week, I’m ruminating about the news. The news has been making a lot of news lately and the much-maligned press corps has been in the news as often as their reports of the news. But, I don’t care about that. I want to focus on local news...

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TRAIN YOUR LOVE FOR VALENTINE’S This week, I’m ruminating about keeping the Valentine’s spirit all-year round, for those so inclined. As Valentine’s Day approaches I wanted to relate some dog-training tips I have learned over the years. What?...