Posts Tagged ‘ Iowa ’

Back of My Hand

July 9, 2011
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I-74Across the Mississippi–That Familiar vein throughMy life I Cross this morning east.Your still flatness hides Lonely strongCurrentsPulling me back. Day 9, A River of Stones

Iowa Storm

July 5, 2011
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Into the northwest On a thick summer Evening come Leaden skies Like a bad dream. Day 5, The River of Stones.

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On Home and Horizons

April 3, 2011
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On Home and Horizons

At least three times since I have been back to visit my parents, I have thought: “It’s nice to be home.” Then I remembered that I haven’t lived here since 20 years, half my life. Home...

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I-OH!-Weigh: Please Fly On Over

December 8, 2010
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I-OH!-Weigh: Please Fly On Over

Moral: Don’t Write Drunk. Day 8, #reverb 10: The Beauty of Different (Thanks, Karen Walrond.) I live on the East Coast, in the glowing gutters of the GOLD COAST. I am not from here, however,...

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On Being Midwestern: Nice

July 31, 2010
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On Being Midwestern: Nice

While I’m traveling around Canada and New England, I’ve put together some thoughts on HOME. Here’s today’s installment, ON BEING MIDWESTERN, Part 1. Nice. In my scan for ideas, I stumbled across this Columbus, Ohio message...

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Why is “Local” so Weird?

June 3, 2010
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Why is “Local” so Weird?

My kids reallyreally like bananas and I am reallyreally glad about that. As some of you know, we are greeny-greensters, so we grow our own veggie garden, make compost, and buy organic and local. Well,...

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A Midwestern Crossing

January 26, 2009
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A Midwestern Crossing

Photographer David Ottenstein Stops Time in Iowa The last thing I expected to see when I went to a gallery meetup at the Ridgefield Guild of Artists on Saturday was HOME. The Radius 2008 Exhibition featured the...

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The Simple Life

August 26, 2008
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The Simple Life

Straightforwardness and simplicity are in keeping with goodness. – Seneca Colin and I went to Oconomowoc, Wisconsin this weekend for our friend, Andy’s, ordination. Andy is married to Aimee, my best friend. Aimee and I were maid/matrons...

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