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I admit it. I love football. For those of you who don’t, please indulge me. I love the beauty of a tight spiraling pass, the majesty of a fifty yard punt, the sudden burst up the middle by the tailback, the dazzling speed, the aerial catch, the linebacker’s instinct, the struggleRead More →

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K and I have been living in Mobile now for almost six years, and we have really come to love this quirky place. We love the diversity of architecture…the Greco-Roman revival, the Empire, the creole cottages, the craftsman style, the ghosts of Gothic, the faded influence of the Spanish and French whoRead More →

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To know what love is one must be about loving; to know what good is, one must do goodness. I learned about that again this morning. I just served as a panelist along with several L’Arche core and team members in a conversation with some Birmingham Southern students who haveRead More →

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In 1967 Marshall McLuhan coined the term, “the medium is the message.” McLuhan was a professor of English Literature, critic and scholar, but much of his life’s work had to do with the study of how we communicate in the context of a post-modern multi media world. He also coinedRead More →

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K got up early with the puppy this past Saturday morning. I heard a portentous moan from the kitchen….We have no hot water, the voice said….(we were told that hot water pipes freeze first because they are smaller…I have no idea if that’s true or not) The outside thermometer readRead More →