Dispatches

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Ron died.

He was riding his motorcycle, enjoying his days off when his life ended. Ron was new to our property but quickly distinguished himself with his cheerful demeanor and genuine interest in our residents.

Ron? I’ll miss you and our conversations about our wildlife friends the coyotes and deer; and if Lorraine really saw a bobcat or just needs a new eyeglass prescription.

To give you some insight into Ron’s character please read his family’s wishes for his services.

“In lieu of flowers, please honor Ron’s legacy by volunteering your time, helping someone in need, and offering acts of kindness.”

Not a bad way to be remembered.

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It took a while. The new shrine to everyone’s favorite secular saint resembles a 1980’s PHILIPS version of a Dictaphone pocket memo device.

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"lifestyle treatments. . ."

Of course, "lifestyle treatments" involve counseling.

Lot's of talk around "food noise".

I remain skeptical and continue to believe that significant time outside is key for children.

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A decent bike, a couple of friends, and a sense of adventure kept us fit as kids. We liked snacks as much as any kid but bike riding burned off a lot of Slurpees.

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Another day, another library.

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My former neighbor Ben Vaughn shares a story about his late friends Alex Chilton and Alan Vega. For @golftangohotel

Ben Vaughn | The Power Popaholic Interview

Ben Vaughn has had a varied career as a musician, songwriter, film and television composer, and record producer. But he tells us the most en

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Loan me a dime

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Wonderland Gate, Harvard

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Memorial Hall, Harvard

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[golftangohotel]

James Madison, by Gilbert Stuart in 1804

"Is there no virtue among us? If there be not, we are in a wretched situation. No theoretical checks-no form of government can render us secure. To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea, if there be sufficient virtue and intelligence in the community, it will be exercised in the selection of these men. So that we do not depend on their virtue, or put confidence in our rulers, but in the people who are to choose them."

—James Madison, speech at the Virginia Ratifying Convention, June 20, 1788

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Is there no virtue among us?

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It’s Phone-Free™️ Sunday

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