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Our Life Choices By Linda Stowe The other day my brother and I were talking about the choices we’ve made and how, had we chosen differently, our lives might have taken a completely different shape. It’s an ideal kind of conversation to have with someone who’s known you forever—someone who already knows your backstory, so […]

Since I can remember, I’ve always wanted a dog. When I was a kid, I asked. Mom and Dad said no. I’d wait a little while and ask again. The same “no” came back every time. It wasn’t until I was 28 years old that I got my first dog. A golden retriever named Bess.

I don’t know much about math. Try as I may, it just never clicks with me. I understand all the basics. I know what plus is. And minus. But then the English language gets in the way and gives us a word. Like “nonplus.”It seems like it should be some mathematical term. Perhaps a negative

Here is something I’d like to tell you about. Especially in these times in the United States. It is the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta (Latin for “Great Charter”) is one of the most important legal documents in history. It was issued in 1215 in England. It is so very important because it fundamentally changed

Birds. They are everywhere. Thankfully. There are over 10,000 to 11,000 recognized bird species in this world of ours. And I love to watch them.There’s something quietly magical about birdwatching. We can do this alone, in our own quiet spaces. Or we can venture out with groups and explore their world. Those binoculars around our

Human Development By Linda Stowe My B.A. is in human development, a nebulous term that could be about anything relating to how humans change over time. It could be focused on physiology, ranging from fetal development to aging. Or it could be about how we learn. Or how civilizations develop.It is none of that. In

They say it is always safe to talk about the weather when we are out and about, carrying on conversations, as we do. Maybe that’s because there’s always something a little strange we can say about it. You know. “It sure has been cold lately,” we say. Of course, it is cold. It is February.

Maybe it is all the gangster movies I watched as a kid. Like James Cagney in White Heat. Or Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity. Or what about Humphrey Bogart in The Maltese Falcon? I don’t know. For me, there’s something weirdly fascinating about the world of organized crime. Probably because we never know the inside