Serious Fun

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It takes a certain practical wisdom to play with enthusiasm, laugh early and often, and relax when it is time to relax. It is a virtue, and it is contagious. Great memories are here for us, if we pay attention.

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The Ranting Tree

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My youngest child, not yet two years old, has discovered Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree.   “Tree! “Tree!” He begs, pleads, and ultimately demands.  I have read it to him four times today.  It was a light day. I hate The Giving Tree.  I remember it vaguely from my own childhood, when it was read to […]

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Wheezing into Wisdom*

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I recently went for a run through Minnehaha Falls Regional Park.  The day was gorgeous.  While I slowed to enter the “wheezing” portion of my workout, I came up behind a father and son, the latter of college age.  While my cardiovascular system caught up with my greater ambitions, I had occasion to eavesdrop on their conversation.   It […]

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