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Writing for Joy
[more "a writer who is Catholic", than a "Catholic Writer"-BHG] - Sparrowfare (peggyhaslar.com)
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Seed-Searches among the Stones - "Thankful to Be Able to Be Thankful"
('The Curt Jester', Jeff Miller: atheist-turned-Catholic) - tiberjudy
Happy. Southern. Catholic. - Time for Reflections
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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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Tag Archives: Minnesota
Death in Burnsville, Minnesota
Sunday morning’s incident is more than three hours down the road, but still registered as ‘my part of the world’. Among the very few ‘up’ sides is that, so far, local and regional news has paid more attention to the … Continue reading
It’s Cold Here, Too: Sauk Centre, Minnesota
We didn’t get a white Christmas this year, here in Sauk Centre, which isn’t all that unusual. But it’s definitely winter now. The furnace is still working, happily, and tomorrow morning I’ll find out if the family van will start. … Continue reading
Silly Headlines and Space Aliens, Serious Science and UAPs
Monday, I wondered what I was going to write about this week. Then I read that scientists found methane and carbon dioxide in a not-really-Earth-like planet’s atmosphere — and saw a silly headline or two. Normally, that’d be more than … Continue reading
Labor Day Weekend: Staying Home
These days, the first Monday in September is Labor Day. Officially, it’s when we “honor the energy and innovation of working Americans”: and, maybe, unions. “A Proclamation on Labor Day, 2023“(September 1, 2023) “I have often said that the middle … Continue reading
Power Failure Last Week, Now Equipment Failure
This has been another interesting week, and it still is. First, the Good News We haven’t lost power this week, here in Sauk Centre. I mentioned last week’s electricity-free Monday in last week’s post: “…when my town’s power came back … Continue reading
