Monthly Archives: August 2010

Lessons from the sea

August 31, 2010 – 8:57 am

On the last day of August, with school starting this week for many of us, it’s a good time to reflect on some summer lessons from the sea.  I’m from the Ocean State, Rhode Island, with its miles of sandy beaches. I love going to the beach to swim, sun, and walk on the tide’s [...]

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Books: A Love Story

August 17, 2010 – 4:10 pm

On a recent flight from Austin, I watched as my seatmate threw her bag in the overhead, snapped on her seat belt, and dove into a book.  It was a well-loved copy of Memoirs of a Geisha, the mesmerizing tale of a fisherman’s daughter whose beautiful face and natural grace propels her to the upper [...]

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