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Finding Treasures

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Lou Ann Thomas

My mother use to apologize for leaving me with the task of clearing out her basement. I would quickly suggest that she help me by bearing witness as I pulled each box down from the shelves, opened it and began … Continue reading →

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Hanging on to the top rungs

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Lou Ann Thomas

             In the past few months we have lost several elders from our community.  These are people I have known my entire life.  Several were “neighborhood parents” when I was growing up.  In small communities like this we had more … Continue reading →

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Unplugging for a low-tech, high wonder day

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Lou Ann Thomas

Last Sunday I unplugged.  I didn’t check my email, update my status on Facebook, or post a single tweet.   I didn’t turn on the computer or even answer the phone.  It was a day of silence and low-tech living. Before … Continue reading →

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Get out the hip-waders, it’s going to get ugly

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Lou Ann Thomas

            I recently heard an ad on television touting how someone would “stick it to” their opponent and was ready to “go toe-to-toe” with his competition.  Was it a commercial for a boxing match, perhaps?  Nope.  It was a political … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Woodstock!

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Lou Ann Thomas

            The Woodstock Music and Art Festival turns 40 this weekend.  Hard to believe, isn’t it?             Of course, I didn’t make it to Woodstock in 1969, and there have been times since that I felt like the only person … Continue reading →

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“Are there any GOOD reporters out there?”

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Lou Ann Thomas

            Have you ever heard or read a comment that immediately made you puff up like a cat?  You know, where you can feel yourself start to fuss and hiss, and you get more indignant than you ever thought possible?  … Continue reading →

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