Category Archives: faith

Hospital Clowning: TED Talk – The Serious Business of Clown Doctoring

Posted on 2017/10/18 by

Wednesday, October 18th 2017 A fantastic and inspiring TED Talk originally given in New Zealand 2014. The Serious Business of Clown Doctoring | Thomas Petschner | TEDxChristchurch [13:48]:    

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Gavin’s 4th Grade Trip to Thompson Island

Posted on 2017/09/27 by

Wednesday, September 27th 2017 Considering how much our flamly adores camping on Boston Harbor Islands, it came as a surprise when our son became dead-set against going on his overnight class field trip for two nights on Thompson Island. Turns … Continue reading →

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Village Ghetto Land

Posted on 2017/09/26 by

September 25th 2017 My newest favorite song that’s not new at all (came out when I was five but I never knew):   40 years and Stevie Wonder is still The Man, and still having to protest the same old … Continue reading →

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Hospital Clowning: Found My “People”

Posted on 2017/09/12 by

Tuesday, September 12th 2017 I mean, ARE clowns people?? Who cares. Either way, this is the happiest about *possibility* I remember being since Bernie Sanders was still running for president. I just completed my third and final round of auditioning … Continue reading →

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Love Wins

Posted on 2017/08/19 by

Saturday, August 19th 2017 Proud to be a Bostonian on this day! LOVE CONQUERS HATE   When these White Supremacist Nazi M*therF#ckers got themselves a “Free Speech” permit to convene on Boston Common, THOUSANDS of peaceful counter-protesters took to the … Continue reading →

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Otherwise – A Reflection on Gratitude

Posted on 2017/08/15 by

“Otherwise” -by Jane Kenyon “I got out of bed on two strong legs. It might have been otherwise. I ate cereal, sweet milk, ripe, flawless peach. It might have been otherwise. I took the dog uphill to the birch wood. All … Continue reading →

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Hella Hull – Flying Lisle

Posted on 2017/08/13 by

Sunday, August 13th 2017 2017-08-13 FLYING LISLE [1:04]:     #Lisle  #FlyingLisle  #Hull  #HellaHull  #SistersWeekend  #AStPier  

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