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by Laurie Rockenbeck | Apr 25, 2011 | Holidays, Memories, Uncategorized
It used to be that we’d fly down to Reno to visit my mom and dad for Easter. After my dad died and she moved to Carson City, we started visiting her there. We usually lucked out in that my children’s spring break lined up well with my niece’s spring...
by Laurie Rockenbeck | Apr 17, 2011 | Unitarian Universalism
Just as Lent ends for the Christian folks around, we hit Earth Day and the start of a forty day challenge that I’ve decided to do. It’s not a difficult challenge, but as I look at the destruction in my backyard I’m moved to make myself more aware and...
by Laurie Rockenbeck | Apr 14, 2011 | Owning A Home, Uncategorized
Okay, so I don’t actually say “Heya” on the phone, but that’s the tone of my voice, when I say, “Hello, Bobby.” And while I don’t actually say, “And, I’m going to call you every single day until you finally figure...
by Laurie Rockenbeck | Mar 31, 2011 | Grief, Politics, Uncategorized
I’m the first to admit to having scorned NIMBYism in the past. When fueled by self-centeredness and a lack of any nod to “the common good” I find it more than a little unpalatable. It’s taken me a while to admit that I have a full-blown case of...
by Laurie Rockenbeck | Mar 12, 2011 | Memories, Uncategorized
When I picked one of these up today, I was struck with a wave of nostalgia that caught me off guard. We were at the post office getting the kids their new passports. I had to sign something and the post office employee handed me one of these thin black pens, and I...
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