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Outside St. Stephen’s Cathedral
I ran across this photo today of a moment in time in front of St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna. Summer 2004. Just wanted to share it. Seeing my old photos really makes me want to get back there. Here’s a beautiful shot (for … Continue reading
Posted in catholic church, hell, My Photographs, recovering Catholic, travel
Tagged austria, cathedrals, churches, death, europe, Lent, Osterreich, travel, Vienna, Wien
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A Summery Poem for a Cold Day
It’s January in Minnesota, and there’s no snow, but it got cold and windy today. Seems like a nice chilly night for a summery poem by Mark Twain. Well, it’s not really about summer, but that’s perfectly fine. Even better, … Continue reading
Posted in books, poems, quotations
Tagged American authors, american literature, death, Mark Twain, Minnesota winter, poetry, summer, winter
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An Autumn Poem
“Final Autumn” by Annie Finch Maple leaves turn black in the courtyard. Light drives lower and one bluejay crams our cold memories out past the sun, each time your traces come past the shadows and visit under my looking-glass fingers … Continue reading
The Cat Who Changed My Life
Back in 1997 when I was horribly depressed and could hardly get out bed in the morning and every day seemed like a foggy nightmare, my therapist suggested I adopt a pet. I had grown up with cats and dogs … Continue reading
Posted in cats, gratefulness, Just Thoughts
Tagged bob dylan, cat adoption, cats, death, euthanasia, humane society, jimmy stewart, kitties, lawrence kansas, memories, shannon stewart
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A Kierkegaardian Day
Yesterday morning at work, a co-worker grabbed my shoulder and told me we had a team meeting downstairs. I thought, “we do?” and followed. In the hallway outside my office, a few people were hugging and crying. I wondered if … Continue reading
Humility
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. – Persian proverb Last week, my former boss’s son, age 18, was killed in an automobile accident. The accident was not his fault; in fact, it was no one’s fault. It … Continue reading
Posted in Just Thoughts, recovering Catholic
Tagged belief, death, humility, knowledge, religion, tragedy
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