Category: Water Cooler Blog
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Baby v. Me
At the very beginning of my life, Roe v. Wade debuted in the Supreme Court. We’ve grown up together, and to say the least, things are complicated between us. Yes, this is about the recent fetal heartbeat law in Texas. See, Roe is the Forever War of my whole lifetime, and in a freakishly brilliant…
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My house is haunted
My house belongs to “them.” They are everywhere. I put something away, it jumps back out. I walk down the hallway, something walks behind me. The television turns itself on, the lights flicker, a dish falls to the floor. Sometimes, a piano plays. In the thick veil of early morning, I hear them and feel them.…
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Freeze the Girl
A recent New York Times article freshened up my thinking on gender discrimination. It seems that women have a brand new enemy to worry about at work. As if we didn’t have enough on our plates, now the HVAC system is after us. In this case, results of a study published in the journal Nature…
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Healing Fire
I know a beautiful story, and I can’t keep it a secret. It involves a monthly prayer-centered event in my town. It is one of the many Taizé based services that have popped up in every corner of the world now. In Georgetown, Texas, we call it the Ecumenical Service of Wholeness. And, the title says what…
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God the Snapping Turtle
Don’t argue with a toddler. Don’t even try. It’s his usual routine. The boy, barely 3 years old, wants to delay sleep as long as possible. The familiar litany of “go potty, need a drink, want my blankie, give me a kiss, sing me a song,” comes to a merciful end. Only one card left in his deck, and is going to…
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Remembering Harold Greene
When I heard the news yesterday, on August 5th, 2014, I tried to talk myself out of it. “No, couldn’t be Harry. I mean, a million people in the world could be named Harold Greene, anyway.” I didn’t turn on the news or pick up a paper until today. Then, I saw a copy of…
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What Not to Wear Online
May I have your attention please? May I have your attention, please? Do I have your attention? Are you sure? Now that you’ve seen the caption bouncing off of what is, effectively, a fashion show for the fashion challenged, let’s talk about something that is even more important: Internet presence for the security challenged. Why…
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Kyle the Engineer
Hard work usually pays off, except when it doesn’t. I distinctly remember this man’s name. I won’t say it here because I’m a complete and total wuss. I think there is a chance that somewhere, somehow, he will see it and say, “Hey, that’s me!” I’m not sure I like that idea, but it’s not…
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Verse 2
If a picture is worth a thousand words, is a story worth a thousand pictures? I have been writing poetry since elementary school. I don’t know why, it was just one of those things that fit into my mind very well. I turned out poems by the pound in the 4th grade. Most of them…