Rejoice
A recent letter for PathLight actually started as a post for this blog. Then it struck me as a good idea for PathLight’s monthly letters. But it remains a good blog post, and I thought…
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Turkish Carpets
Okay, one last post from our vacation. Like all visitors to Turkey, we were sucked into a presentation on Turkish rugs. And guess what — D’Aun bought one! Actually, she bought three (they are small…
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Vacation – Part III
East meets West. That’s the phrase most often heard when talking to people about Istanbul. It’s unlike any city in the world, both for better and worse. The last stop of our trip, Istanbul was…
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Vacation – Part II
I love to search out the oddball people when I travel. They are the ones who make you think and even more often laugh. Sometimes I’d hear people express ideas and wonder if they are…
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Firsts – Five Years
Take the time to watch this video. Amazing story, amazing people, amazingly important. Proud to have a small part in it, and proud of the people who put it together. If you subscribe to this…
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Vacation – Part I
D’Aun and I had a wonderful vacation through Greece and Turkey. Travel is a wonderful thing because it opens our eyes to differences, perspectives, and ideas. I met a lot of people who struck me…
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Frozen in Time
One of my favorite books of 2011 was Lost in Shangri La by Mitchell Zuckoff. A true story of adventure, heroics, World War II legends and remote jungle tribes, the book holds the reader from…
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Young Alumni of the Year
I’m proud of my daughter. So proud I’m taking time out of my vacation to write this short update about her receiving the Young Alumni of the Year Award from Westmont College. D’Aun and I…