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First they came…

Today, Jan­u­ary 14, 2023, marks the one-hun­­dred-thir­­ty-first anniver­sary of the birth of Mar­tin Niemöller (born in 1892). Today is also the birth­day of our niece Nora, who has long been aware of Mar­tin Niemöller and his poem. Niemöller, creep­ing nor­mal­i­ty, and oth­er … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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learning the cheers

When was the last time you…  attend­ed a con­cert? went to a sports event? played a musi­cal instru­ment with a group of peo­ple? played a group sport? par­tic­i­pat­ed in a barn rais­ing? helped build a house with Habi­tat For Human­i­ty? par­tic­i­pat­ed in any col­lec­tive endeav­or? Same with me. An … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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