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Heavenly help for the working dogA modest achievement in my work as an interfaith activist: A canine rationale.
How I tapped into my success鈥楲earn to type,鈥� my immigrant mother urged me. It鈥檚 an 鈥楢merican skill.鈥櫬�
It鈥檚 not just a game 鈥� it鈥檚 a lifestyleThere鈥檚 nowhere to hide from basketball in Bloomington, Ind.
I advocate for qualityOur speeded-up age resists it, because quality takes time.
In which Dave and I find an amphibious unicornLost in the woods, we spotted a large metal lid set into the ground.
A gift to both of usI wanted to help the rejected calf. He had other ideas.
My debt to women of strengthMany Southern white women were dependent. Black women often made their own way.
Ever on my way to expertiseIn so many areas of life, I鈥檝e risen from beginnership into the wide expanse of 鈥榠ntermediate.鈥�
Hope and the landscape of historyColonial America tells the story of violence yielding to peace.
Notes to my garden denizens, Part IIA few suggestions for porcupines, mice, bears 鈥� and rocks 鈥� as winter begins.
An ode to onionsThey always make me cry when I slice them. But this time I was glad I cried.
Rereading Dickens鈥檚 鈥楢 Christmas Carol鈥�I鈥檓 transported miles away from to-do lists and shopping malls.
Last-minute fruitcakeA classic recipe from the Monitor's archives is making the rounds again.
Why I talk to dogsTheir tethered humans might think I鈥檓 crazy, but I can鈥檛 help it.聽
To 'aitch' ... or not to 'haitch'?The thing is this: For as long as I can remember, the eighth letter of the alphabet has been spelled and pronounced 鈥渁itch.鈥� But now it is frequently being pronounced 鈥渉aitch.鈥�
Word by wordEvery student must navigate the transition from summary to critical thought.
Back in touch with typingNo wonder kids like it: real molecules of ink hitting real molecules of paper.
Bystander trainingAn incident on a train in Germany points to how things have changed there.
What about when he goes to college?Before my son, Tim, came along, there was Char, my black Labrador.
Why I鈥檓 not that girl in the bookI once longed to be a storybook heroine. Today I aspire to joy.聽
