Monthly Archives: February 2016

Clean Drinking Water: Misplaced Trust

For the first 10 years of our marriage, Michelle and I lived in apartments. If we add our college years, that would be 14 years. I never felt comfortable living this way. The idea that we depended on the integrity, … Continue reading

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Of Groundhogs and Grouse

It is February 2nd, Candlemas, and one of my family’s longest-standing pseudoholidays, Groundhog Day. A couple of years ago I described how my family, led by my father, used to make a big deal about Groundhog Day (see Groundhog Day, … Continue reading

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