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A Small Sanctuary of Beauty and Reflection
On visiting Holy Hills Hermitage
Jan 29
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60 Quotes on Walking
Poetry, song, scripture, and literature provoke contemplation of the paths of life -- and spur putting one foot in front of the other
Feb 13, 2025
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"A City is a Universe"
On the Completeness of Incomplete Places
Mar 15, 2022
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6 Questions to Ask Yourself While Walking
Sep 27, 2024
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The Body Issue
Feb 15, 2023
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I Love You, Mom. We Love You. We Are Very Proud to be Your Sons
Sep 16, 2025
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50!
May 4, 2025
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What Do Dwight Eisenhower, Frank Lloyd Wright, Maya Angelou and Ray Kroc Have in Common?
Sep 10, 2024
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An Open Heart of Gratitude and Love
Oct 24, 2024
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The Dangers of Undervaluing Reality
Thucydides and Hermann Hesse have warned us
Oct 17, 2024
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A Conversation with Publishing Maverick Ellen Fishbein
At the publishing frontier, fighting fluff, and her “personal bible”
Oct 8, 2024
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What I Read Q4 2025
Donna Tartt's The Secret History; Frankenstein and Dracula; More on Traditionalism from Pallis and Coomaraswamy; on freewriting; and the beginning of…
Jan 1
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It’s Christmas Day! The Spirits Have Done It All in One Night!
Reflections on my 30th annual reading of A Christmas Carol
Dec 18, 2025
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O Christmas Teas O Christmas Teas
Reviewing 12 Teas for the 12 Days of Christmas
Dec 4, 2025
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Solvitur Ambulando
We Transform Ourselves When We Walk
Nov 20, 2025
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For It Is In Giving That We Receive
A 2025 Holiday Gift Guide
Nov 13, 2025
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A Conversation with Sophia and Sarah Boese of Louisville Tea Company
On tea regions and types, why we drink tea, the beauty of kintsugi, and my favorite teas
Oct 30, 2025
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What I Read Q3 2025
Slowing down; Mishima and Marquez; more on The Bhagavad Gita; much more mythology; Chernow's biography of Ulysses S. Grant; and our last hero, Henry…
Oct 16, 2025
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