A few of us got together this week at a local café. The poor baristas hardly knew what hit their tidy little shop. Who could possibly be making all that racket, with crossfire conversations and laughter that might have set off the seismograph at the local library? Let’s see: one ex-rep, spending her summer onContinue reading “In praise of opinionated friends”
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New vision
What would you do if you got one of your senses back? I had cataract surgery recently. As surgical procedures go, it’s quite common and quick. The result astounded me. I don’t know why people who’ve had the surgery aren’t out stopping traffic to tell people about it. I’d worn glasses since I was 8,Continue reading “New vision”
Emerging: Covid gets personal
Above my desk is a shelf full of go-to books, selected from the thousand or so volumes scattered throughout my house. That shelf holds my essentials: prayer books, spiritual commentaries, lives of the saints, and my current favorites among life-issue books (think Gosnell). I can pick up any of them and come across something aboutContinue reading “Emerging: Covid gets personal”
Ellen Kolb 