America is on fire. The towers of freedom and justice have been struck.
It’s a marvel of human ingenuity.
On the way to the beach last week we passed Kitty Hawk. And that got me thinking of Eve.
[On vacation this week. I hope you enjoy this re-run from Oct. 6, 2019]
As you read this I’m at the beach in Avon, North Carolina. (Sorry. But somebody had to go!)
We have a statue of St. Francis in our flower garden. So far no one has attempted to topple it.
I was born on the 5th of July. It’s an unremarkable date.
I was not born a racist. I was not born a misogynist. I was not born a homophobe.
A bear waddled through our yard just after midnight last Sunday night. And that just doesn’t happen every day.
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