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I live in Minnesota, in America's Central Time Zone. This blog is on UTC/Greenwich time.Who I am, briefly
Brian H. Gill
I was born in 1951. I'm a husband, father and grandfather. One of the kids graduated from college in December, 2008, and is helping her husband run businesses and raise my granddaughter; another is a cartoonist and artist; #3 daughter is a writer; my son is developing a digital game with #3 and #1 daughters. I'm also a writer and artist.
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Spiritual theologian, author and speaker, specializing in prayer, Christian spirituality and mystical theology [the kind that makes sense-BHG] - The Curt Jester
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One Catholic tries to interject the Perspective of the Church - tiberjudy
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Ubi caritas et amor. Deus ibi est.
(Where [there is] charity and love. God is there.)
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Tag Archives: disasters
Remembering 9/11: Death, Daft Ideas and a Tree
These days, September 11th is mostly remembered as the date of the 9/11 attacks. But that’s not the only ‘on this day in history’ incident from my country’s history. The Halve Maen, for example, a Dutch East India Company vlieboot, … Continue reading
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Olympic Games Tokyo, Stearns County Fair Sauk Centre
The 2020 Summer Olympics and Stearns County Fair are both in progress this weekend. One is an annual agricultural and commerce show, the other is half of a four-year Olympiad; but they’re not entirely different. The COVID-19 pandemic shut both … Continue reading
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Drought, Air Quality Alert: Living in the Upper Midwest
CANADA BURNS AS SMOKE SHROUDS MINNESOTA!!! Well, no. Not really. Although that’d make a dandy headline. On the other hand, maybe it’s too obviously overblown. Maybe there’s a fine line between headlines that grab attention without inspiring thought and those … Continue reading
