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Month: April 2016

Pianos, People, and Tickle the Ivories and Give Us A Squeeze

Pianos, People, and Tickle the Ivories and Give Us A Squeeze

I think I’m feeling extra lonely today. Often the pain of loneliness is physical, and emotional. My body aches, and my chest hurts in particular. Often I can feel the tears get caught in my throat, and I swallow them before they can go elsewhere. If you’ve ever heard me sigh, then you know where they’ve gone. A dear, sweet friend of mine posted a lovely video today, showing a refuse worker (garbageman for all of us Yanks) playing a…

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We Must Be That City

We Must Be That City

In one of my increasingly rare moments of clarity, I said something today regarding the refugee crisis, and the United States’ role in helping those unfortunate people in need of so much help. I’ll let you read it, and think about it for yourself: “Good. How we treat the least of these says a great deal about who we are, and what we really represent as a people. Yes, we need to spend money in so many places, for so…

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