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As I write this I’m watching the latest episode of “Out of the Wild,” a Discovery Channel show about nine volunteers who struggle to survive in the wild, hiking from location to location as they struggle. It’s a show of endurance and human spirit, though there is no prize and no “challenges” to win immunity.…
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Well, the snow has cleared and February temps have rebounded to near-record highs (it was 80 yesterday!). I’ve got the gardening bug, again, though I can’t seem to keep my plants alive. I know that the definition of insanity is to try the same thing over and over again and expect a different result. Well,…
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Snowpacalypse! Snowmageddon! Hide for your lives! We’re all going to be buried alive by sleet! Sleet? Yes, sleet! You sure? It’s gonna kill us! Really? Close the schools! Why the schools? Our children are our future! Aren’t the classrooms heated? But they might get frostbite! Inside heated classrooms? Yes! Isn’t sleet the lightest of the…
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“Snow on the Edge” One could take that title several ways: 1. It refers to the edge of a patch of snow 2. It refers to that period of time right before a snowfall 3. It refers to snow under great stress (“don’t jump!”) 4. It refers to a human under great stress because of…
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When the NFL decided to award North Texas the Super Bowl three years ago, folks around here will so excited that they’ve been talking about it ever since. After all, Dallas-Fort Worth usually has pretty nice weather in the winter, save for the odd ice storm. But ice storms are few and far between here…
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Have you been watching the news coverage of Egypt’s national crisis? I can’t take my eyes off it. Seriously. I think I’ve watched CNN and BBC for at least five hours each of the past three days, my attention wrapped in the pictures, words and commentary. Even now, as I write, Wolf Blitzer is interviewing…
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It seems the cold snap here in North Texas has claimed another victim, this time a most valuable one: electricity. Seems the Texas power grid wasn’t cut out for 10 degree nights and 18 degree days. For some strange reason people want to run their electric heaters all the time to stay warm. The shame!…
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Lately I’ve been downloading a lot of music in order to enhance and expand my musical palate. I’ve been branching out to new artists in different genres, fresh voices and thought-provoking songwriting. Oh, and I’ve been seeking artists who don’t publicly call themselves “Christian artists.” I don’t have anything against Christian songwriters. In fact, they’re…
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Welcome to Growing Young 2.0! The blog of the century returns with a new look, new content, new features and, oh yeah, a new hosting company. WordPress.com is like Blogspot on steroids. It features more themes than Blogspot, file sharing, and remote posting capability. And, best part yet… it’s also free! I like free. A…
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