Day #8: Hometown
November 30, 2018
I will always be thankful for my roots in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. I was born there, I lived there until I was seven, and I
Day #7: Meditation
November 29, 2018
Each year, we work on modifying one behavior, keeping it simple. We’ve learned that it takes time. We have to be patient with setbacks. We
Day #6: Cabaret, the movie
November 29, 2018
How does a society descend into horrific intolerance? I grew up in a school system that emphasized the history of the Holocaust. We learned through reading,
Day #5: N. Scott Momaday
November 28, 2018
I am thankful for the writing of this wise and perceptive man, N. Scott Momaday, in books like House Made of Dawn, The Way to
Day #4: Family
November 28, 2018
As an only child, I am grateful that I grew up with so many second and third cousins. My grandmother had 11 brothers and sisters
Day #3: Beyond Paper Towels
November 28, 2018
Today, something more mundane. We have been working for 30 years to reduce our consumer impact on the planet. It was hard to give up
Day #2: Madeleine L’Engle
November 28, 2018
I am thankful for the mind-broadening books of Madeleine L’Engle, who introduced this sixth grader to the tesseract (and Mr. Rausch, who read it out
Day #1: Common Denominator
November 28, 2018
There are few songs that give me hope for our future the way this one does: “Common Denominator.” Written and performed by Tom Lieberman, Tommy
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