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What I Thought and Did Earth Day, Part Three

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

The usual warnings continue to apply.  Parts One and Two here and here.

April 22, 2010, Earth Day and M’s birthday.  Twenty-four hours have passed since the doctor put his words out there.  I’m still hot with anger and grief, still breaking into sobs at the slightest twinge of thought.  I’ve examined M repeatedly for signs [...]

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What I Thought and Did Earth Day 2010, Part One

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

This is the first installment of a three-part series.  It’s about experiences my family and I had on and around Earth Day two months ago.  Sorry it’s so late–writing it took a while.  Readers be warned: not only do the posts run long but they get hot under the collar as I tell stories about [...]

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