The Chasm Between Us

Reblogging this from my friend, Fr. Mark Abdelnour, who teaches here about the chasms between people. Wherever you are, consider crossing the chasm, whatever that means to you, between you and someone(s) on "the other side". You might actually need only go half way - people will often meet us half way. At least that's …

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Sandwich

Sandwich(es). I often say that the taco is the perfect food: meat, veg, dairy, and carbs in one convenient, hand-held package; it's really just a sandwich in a crunchy, spicy, perfect delivery system. Sandwiches have endless variety, especially when you open your mind to things beyond the pure simplicity of childhood baloney and cheese on …

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The Passive-Aggressive Hurricane Move

3:22 a.m. We'd collapsed into sheets the texture of sandpaper some few hours before, and I briefly woke. Blanca woke with me, so I stroked her head and down she dropped back to sleep and so did I.... for about three seconds until something skittered across my arm. With a shout and a leap I …

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