2020 Hindsight: At Last, 2021
“The vaccine is coming. The vaccine is coming!” Such comes the battle cry of 2021, so take that coronavirus.
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Len Bourland
Peacefulness on Earth, USA
“And mamma in her’ kerchief, and I in my cap, had just settled down for a long winter’s nap…” – from “The Night Before Christmas” by Clement Clarke Moore
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Thanksgiving and Hozhoji
It’s impossible to predict, but with any luck, November will be bookended by a presidential election and the coming together of families and friends at that uniquely American holiday, Thanksgiving.
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Let’s Cancel “Cancel Culture”
The iconoclastic notion that our American history, civilization, and culture is so offensive, abusive, punitive, and exclusive that it needs to be canceled out is becoming normalized.
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Texas Proud, But So Hot
I’m refreshed. Huh? In this heat? I was fortunate to escape to Santa Fe, where the Wi-Fi is spotty and daily hikes a tonic.
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Dog Days of August
They’re here. Actually, they’ve been here since July: the dog days of summer.
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‘June is Busting Out All Over’
“June is busting out all over; the feeling is getting so intense…”
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Silver Linings
What a spring! It’s been volatile both in the weather and our lives.
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Spring is Going Viral
Aaah April. Sunshine, flowers, Easter.
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Thinking Big For Texas
Texas is big sky country, and its people are the landscape.
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Irritations Out in February
What do answers, combs, debts, phlegm, and February have in common? Those pesky silent letters which drive kids nuts on spelling tests.
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