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THE CELT

THE CELT

Do certain things make you wonder about your origins; maybe give you goosebumps, or make you emotional?  THINGS—not movies, or dramas, or situations, or the people in your life.   ...

WHEN WE DIE

WHEN WE DIE

Ever wonder what’s to become of your body when you die? I do. Not because I’m morbid. Nope. Well, I do read the obituaries, and I’m now over 60, but I’ve been pondering this most of my life—since I...

PUPPIES AND ROADKILL

PUPPIES AND ROADKILL

“ACTIVISTS TARGET DOG-MEAT FESTIVAL.” That was a recent news headline from the SF Chronicle (see http://www.sfgate.com/world/article/Activists-target-dog-meat-festival-in-China-7227544.php). It...

MERRY THANKSGIVING!

MERRY THANKSGIVING!

Rounding the street corner on my way to meet a friend for lunch I was confronted by Pottery Barn’s display windows—the one’s you can’t avoid looking into as you walk by. Those glassed-in voids...

EVERY 15 MINUTES

EVERY 15 MINUTES

It was once calculated that one person dies every 15 minutes in an alcohol-related crash in the United States. That 1990s statistic has become a little controversial as new evidence suggests that...

MOUNTAINBIKING LEFTY

MOUNTAINBIKING LEFTY

Damaging one’s dominant side has a few drawbacks. My shoulder is fully separated, Type III, and yet to be repaired. I’m in a sling, trying to be careful on the injury, occasionally throbbing, and...

KID MOMENTS

KID MOMENTS

“Kid moments” require aspects of both quantity and quality, right? We want a quantity of time for our quality of togetherness. Quantity is what I miss when I look back at the years and ponder how...