I’m of an age where the make-up of the atom was still mysterious. It was believed that all things were made up of atoms and neutrons and electrons. Now we know that there are things even smaller, and somewhere accelerating underneath Europe they are hoping to discover a new ultimate particle that is smaller yet,…

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Followers of the hubbell pew know of one of my favorite sayings. “The Good Lord doesn’t give you a load you can’t tote.” Each of us face times when we may say to ourselves that I may be able to carry this burden, but my back may break in the process. I was in one…

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It is hard to believe, but in little more than a week your mind will turn to pancakes (Shrove Tuesday). I don’t think I’ll ever forget my first Shrove Tuesday Supper at Trinity Episcopal. Mike S. enlisted me to join the kitchen crew where I remained until we moved to DC. I know now churches…

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You know that I’m a big advocate for time to think. Too often “thinking time” is viewed as “wasted time,” by peers, employers, and ourselves. I disagree. True thought will lead to action, but the power is more in the thought than the action. Caroline gave me for my birthday P.M. Forni’s book The Thinking…

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Today I sent the latest version of my manuscript to my agent. At his suggestion he had encouraged me to tighten the manuscript. A polite way to say I needed to cut some of it out. He did give me one suggestion while I go went the process, and that was to remember that in…

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