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Abandoned by Armand Merizon

September 9, 2021

Conversation with a Stranger: Abortion After Rape?

I like to converse with strangers, though I'm out of practice after this long pandemic. The other day I discussed abortion after rape with a stranger. I put this account on Facebook and it got a lot of response, so I'll capture it here as well. On the airplane yesterday, my seat mate was a woman … [Read more...] about Conversation with a Stranger: Abortion After Rape?

A Christian Feminist on Abortion,  Conversations with Strangers

January 1, 2018

“God Set the North Star in the Heavens” the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument

The quote in the title is from Harriet Tubman, and it inspires me on multiple levels. My husband and I took an overnight trip to Maryland's Eastern Shore to view the wintering waterfowl at Blackwater NWR and visit the new Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad site. The "Eastern Shore" terminology … [Read more...] about “God Set the North Star in the Heavens” the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument

Harriet Tubman birds,  Blackwater NWR,  Cambridge MD,  escape from slavery,  exhibits about Harriet Tubman,  Harriet Tubman

August 10, 2017

Thoughts on Longevity

Doug and I had already made plans for our anniversary, but then I saw that Gordon Lightfoot was playing an intimate concert on our actual wedding date. Could we pass up that opportunity? In my memoir I recount how Doug and I sang "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" as we paddled about on Lake … [Read more...] about Thoughts on Longevity

Gordon Lightfoot,  Lyrics & Music,  Marriage & Vocation Birchmere,  longevity in making music,  longevity in marriage,  setlist Lightfoot Birchmere 2017,  The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Chasing the Divine in the Holy Land

June 1, 2016

Targeted at Target: Wearing a Cross

Yesterday I was at Target comparing brands of facial cleanser. I am super-cheap about this kind of stuff. A woman said Excuse me. She was in her thirties, I would guess, a woman with an olive complexion and dark hair. She had an infant strapped onto her chest. She said, I ask you in the name of … [Read more...] about Targeted at Target: Wearing a Cross

Conversations with Strangers infant formula,  Target,  was I being scammed?,  wearing a cross necklace

February 19, 2016

A Conversation with Strangers at the Hair Salon

While I waited for my hair appointment, I chatted with two women over the magazines. They mentioned they were sisters, so I said, "How nice to make your hair a family affair." "It is nice, but it's not for a nice reason. Our mother died the other day." I felt surprised at this, and glanced at … [Read more...] about A Conversation with Strangers at the Hair Salon

Conversations with Strangers,  Published in Christian Century do you talk to people while waiting for a haircut,  two sisters grieving for their mother,  what love is

February 15, 2016

The Lincoln Hutch, on this Presidents Day

Today we celebrate the lives of two presidents -- which is your favorite? Like every American, I admire George Washington. During an election year, I often reflect on the reason we invest so many powers in the presidential office -- because of our exceptional first president. But I will admit to … [Read more...] about The Lincoln Hutch, on this Presidents Day

Abraham Lincoln Lincoln,  New Salem,  Presidents Day,  the Lincoln hutch

Riding a Model T in Greenfield Village, Dearborn, MI

October 6, 2015

Henry Ford & Greenfield Village

I recently visited Greenfield Village, where Henry Ford, that idol/icon of American enterprise, built his own version of reality. The Real vs. the Idyll Ford's idyllic village, set in the 1860s, occupies about 80 acres in Dearborn, Michigan, in the area where he grew up. The time-stamped village is … [Read more...] about Henry Ford & Greenfield Village

Abraham Lincoln,  Michigan Greenfield Village,  Henry Ford,  visiting Greenfield Village with elderly parents

December 5, 2014

Maker Culture: More than Consumers

Have you heard of the Maker Movement? Last night I saw a documentary called Maker. (See trailer below). Maker Culture?consists of people who convert ideas into physical products, through creating, hacking, and exploring. This could be in the realm of art (think of sculpture made from scavenged … [Read more...] about Maker Culture: More than Consumers

Lectures by Smart People Maker Movement,  Maker space in Leesburg VA,  movie review,  the movie "Maker"

October 28, 2014

Hold Up. Really.

Here's another reason to do all your banking online. Just now I went to the bank to deposit a few checks -- at the PNC on Hwy 7 in Sterling -- and came home with the chore undone. As I approached the bank I glimpsed some flashing blue lights in the front, so I took a shortcut and went around … [Read more...] about Hold Up. Really.

Conversations with Strangers on the scene of a bank holdup

September 18, 2014

Cognitive Anchors: What Weighs You Down?

"Cognitive Anchors" are facts we know to be true -- so that all incoming information must wrap around these facts. What are your Cognitive Anchors? Last night I went to a "Dialogue of Discovery" at Janelia Farm, a research campus funded by Howard Hughes Medical Institute, to hear a practitioner … [Read more...] about Cognitive Anchors: What Weighs You Down?

Lectures by Smart People cognitive anchors,  cognitive anchors apply to churches,  genome sequencing

May 17, 2014

Evolution and a Box of Rocks

"I'll give it to you for $2," the mom said. "I am not carrying that home." My husband was holding a box of rocks. We were in the parking lot of our local high school, at a Yard Sale to benefit Project Graduation. "But did you see this?" he said, holding up a hunk of petrified wood. "It's a … [Read more...] about Evolution and a Box of Rocks

Conversations with Strangers lots of things evolve,  my husband and rocks,  second hand shopping

December 11, 2013

Nelson Mandela Speaking About the Palestinian People

Today the world honors the life of Nelson Mandela. I read about South African activists posting pro-Palestine banners at the Mandela memorial. That lead me to read the text of a speech Mandela gave on December 4, 1997 at the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. These are … [Read more...] about Nelson Mandela Speaking About the Palestinian People

Israel & Palestine,  Nelson Mandela December 4 1997,  International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People,  Nelson Mandela,  Nelson Mandela supporting Palestine

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