August 26
Posted by Robbie Haden
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Today, upon learning of the death of Senator Edward Kennedy, I am thinking about this unique and tragic American political family. The Kennedys have been part of the backdrop of my life since the very beginning of my adulthood. I reached my majority just in time to vote for John. During that campaign, he came to […]
August 25
Posted by Robbie Haden
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Today I am thinking about patience, and also the fact that I don’t have any. No, I mean it. Sure, everybody has moments of impatience with life’s annoyances and frustrations, but my lack operates on a bigger, wider, more GARGANTUAN scale. I am absolutely sure that my greater purpose in this lifetime is to learn […]
August 15
Posted by Robbie Haden
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Today I am thinking about how unique a friendship can be. Mary is eighty years old, lives by herself, and she is blind. Family history told her that her retinas would eventually fail her, so she prepared for this by traveling the world while she could still see it. Now she draws upon her extraordinarily […]
August 8
Posted by Robbie Haden
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Today I am thinking about the wisdom a marvellous boy, who has lived among us just a scant two years, brings to the world. His bloggy name is Thumper, and he is the youngest member of the family (so far). He is the smartest, cutest, sweetest—and I am allowed to say so because I have […]
August 3
Posted by Robbie Haden
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Today I am thinking about handwriting analysis. A week or two ago I attended a meeting where an expert gave us the scoop on this skill. And she offered a good deal on a 15-minute analysis ($20 instead of the usual $30), so I took her up on it. She asked for a 3-sentence sample […]