Monthly Archives: October 2003

Motivating cookbook

A squeeze bottle of grape jam lacks the personality and adventure of a jar of wild currant jelly or wild strawberry jam picked, cooked, poured and sealed into jelly jars with wax by my mother. To break the wax seal, … Continue reading

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Infants not seen

“Children are to be seen and not heard,” admonished adults in the 19th century. Things have not really changed a great deal. Two recent Associated Press news stories with contrasting attitudes about children both weigh in favor of the importance … Continue reading

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Cardboard box creativity

The grandchildren barely noticed that most of their toys were packed away in moving boxes. They shrugged at the loss. They had cardboard boxes, crayons, paints, scissors, aluminum foil, sticks and their imaginations. They did not need toys. While their … Continue reading

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world views vary

My world centers around me, my family, my city and my country, Map makers agree. On every map printed in American, the United States of America is the focal point – top and center – even if Asia has to … Continue reading

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Motivating cookbook

A squeeze bottle of grape jam lacks the personality and adventure of a jar of wild currant jelly or wild strawberry jam picked, cooked, poured and sealed into jelly jars with wax by my mother. To break the wax seal, … Continue reading

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