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May 27, 2020 at 8:28 PM

Posted on: Jun 10, 2017 at 1:15 PM

How interesting, Harrison! What drew you to Amsterdam in particular?

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Posted on: Nov 21, 2017 at 6:34 PM

For those in need of (political) inspiration, this is a great story:
https://www.npr.org/2017/08/20/544861933/how-one-man-convinced-200-ku-klux-klan-members-to-give-up-their-robes.

Another hopeful "depolarization" effort underway: https://better-angels.org/ (Reena and I recently received training as facilitators, and co-led a pre-Thanksgiving workshop at a church last Sunday, on "Listening So People Can Hear, and Speaking So People Can Hear You."

Why now? Check out this poll released today: "According to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, 58 percent of people celebrating the [Thanksgiving] holiday are dreading having to talk politics around the dinner table." https://www.npr.org/2017/11/21/565482714/americans-say-to-pass-the-turkey-not-the-politics-at-thanksgiving-this-year. :)

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Posted on: Aug 20, 2017 at 9:24 AM

2013 Garden spider who lived next to our rental cottage in Ocracoke. We named her Charlotte.
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Posted on: Oct 24, 2017 at 12:42 PM

Robin --

Ugh. That phishing sounds awful! I hope it's not related to the website (I haven't experienced it -- has anybody else?) But just to be sure I'll ask tech support if they've had any other reports of this, and -- if so -- is there anything they recommend to further sure the site.

Tom

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Posted on: Jun 21, 2017 at 5:13 PM

Tom (45) with Ami (1), 1995
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Posted on: Aug 20, 2017 at 8:18 AM

Reena on phone. After meeting her for the first time, a friend onceremarked, "Her dark brown eyes make you just want to jump in and swim around."

I've been swimming for 27 years.
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2010 Talia at Ocracoke.
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2008 Reena & Tom at Reena's grad school graduation (MS Family Science), which launched her "second act" career.
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2009 - My family & Jill's at Lake of the Isles. We gahered to spread my Dad's (Lou) ashes in front of the old house. L to right: Ami (son), Jessica (niece), Tom & Reena, Jill (sister) & Jennifer (niece), John (nephew) & Cecilia (John's wife).

Talia (daughter) is taking the photo!

Lesson learned: Always spread ashes downwind!