Wandering Thoughts Archive

  • I don’t necessarily believe that everything happens for a reason, but I do believe that you can derive meaning from anything.  Admittedly, this can be a fruitless endeavor, but we...

    When Planets Align

    I don’t necessarily believe that everything happens for a reason, but I do believe that you can derive meaning from anything.  Admittedly, this can be a fruitless endeavor, but we...

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  • By now you have not only heard about Invisible Children’s “KONY 2012” video-gone-viral, you’re probably one of the more than 100 million people who’ve seen it.  You’ve also probably heard the criticisms...

    KONY 2012: Why do you care?

    By now you have not only heard about Invisible Children’s “KONY 2012” video-gone-viral, you’re probably one of the more than 100 million people who’ve seen it.  You’ve also probably heard the criticisms...

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  • I always checked the mailbox on Thursday afternoons when I came home from school because that’s when Sports Illustrated showed up, and each week I scoured it. I’d lie down...

    Passionate Pursuit

    I always checked the mailbox on Thursday afternoons when I came home from school because that’s when Sports Illustrated showed up, and each week I scoured it. I’d lie down...

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  • I hadn’t been awake long when I heard  JJ outside our beach bungalow in Ko Lanta talking to our dad. Although it was the morning of December 26th, it was...

    Ride the Wave

    I hadn’t been awake long when I heard  JJ outside our beach bungalow in Ko Lanta talking to our dad. Although it was the morning of December 26th, it was...

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  • Today is the 65th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion. When I was twelve and again when I was sixteen, I visited the American Cemetery in Normandy.  The cemetery sits on...

    D-Day

    Today is the 65th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion. When I was twelve and again when I was sixteen, I visited the American Cemetery in Normandy.  The cemetery sits on...

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