Seeking Balance In Culture, Nature
Hi, I’m Len, and I’m a recovering dieter.
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Springtime is Diet Time
When April flowers emerge, and grays and blacks and woolens of winter go into the closet, out come florals, cotton,
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Wading Through All the Fake Stuff
The bogus email I just deleted was an invoice for $672, ostensibly from a business friend. Who got hacked? We both sighed and changed our passwords. Discerning reality is exhausting these days: fake bills, fake phone calls from “government agencies,” fake news. Especially that.
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Be Better Versions of Ourselves
Do you ever notice that sometimes a word or thought repeatedly comes up in your mind and you wonder why?
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Such a Short, Mercurial Month
February is an important month in the culture wars. The shortest month roars in with the Super Bowl, not only pitting football fans against each other but also
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At The Threshold of January 2019
As I don my exercise clothes with renewed resolve again on Jan. 1, I start simmering black-eyed peas for luck, tackle my Quicken, and clean up the post-holiday flotsam.
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What Comes After Righteous Indignation Over Abuse?
I’m Catholic, and I’m mad as hell! I’m mad multiple occurrences of clergy sexual abuse have plagued us; I’m mad these men have violated so many children
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Forgettable Gifts Galore
In a year with precious little good news, the calendar brings great news for merchants and shoppers in America: an early Thanksgiving – Nov. 22. The holiday
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Reasons for Giving, Volunteering
On a recent Sunday at church, I was appealing to the congregation to support our food pantry, the Holy Trinity Center. While practicing my talk, I concluded
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Butterflies, Africa, and Recycling
If you read my column with any regularity, I’m sure you already think I’m a tree-hugger. If you think of me as the annoying person at a dinner party that’s
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Leaning into Older Age
As a mom, I well remember that sweltering August in ages past when my sweating son sported his red sweater over his school uniform, denoting his “senior” status
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