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Scott's Take: November 2011

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My take on stuff. Monday, November 28, 2011. Time to Say Goodbye? Dying from cancer gives you time to say goodbye. I've heard this said, and it's true that my Dad's death from cancer was no surprise. Like a well=predicted hurricane we knew it was coming and knew it would sweep him away. But during my Dad's illness we weren't saying goodbye. We were too busy fighting. But even then I refused to see it that way. As much time - two years - as we had to "get ready," death was still a shock, a crushing fi...

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Scott's Take: Simpler Days

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My take on stuff. Monday, August 20, 2012. The GOP is longing for simpler days when "I am not a Witch" was the defining statement of right-wing crazy. Monday, August 20, 2012. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe Now: Feed Icon. Subscribe in a reader. View my complete profile. Your Children and Chick-fil-A. Plain Blog About Politics. The Daily Dish (Andrew Sullivan). A Room with a Window. Matty Dale in the City. Follow me on Twitter. 100 Stupid Things About Me.

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Scott's Take: Your Children and Chick-fil-A

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My take on stuff. Saturday, August 18, 2012. Your Children and Chick-fil-A. A friend from high school just posted this on her Facebook page. It reminded me of what is most upsetting to me about the recent Chick-fil-A controversy. The glee with which so many laughingly and light-heartedly defended the right of someone to say hurtful if not hateful things about gay people and pursue policies that will continue to deny their equal rights. Careful the things you say, children will listen.". I'm an Introvert ...

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Scott's Take: Take a Hike

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My take on stuff. Thursday, August 09, 2012. 8220;After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, and so on – have found that none of these finally satisfy, or permanently wear – what remains? 8220;Nature remains.”. I need to take a walk. Have an adventure. Spend some time in the woods. Seattle is in my future, as I’ve detailed here previously. Until then, I’ve made a few other plans. The focal point of those plans is a hike on Vermont’s Long Trail. A 270-walk in the wilderness:. Take time ...

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Scott's Take: August 2012

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My take on stuff. Monday, August 27, 2012. An SNP deer lets me take this closeup. That’s why I had to take a final hike there before leaving the DC area. I wanted a simple hike, so I parked at Booten’s Gap in Central SNP with the intention of camping at Rock Springs Hut, summiting Hawksbill Mountain (highest point in SNP) either that afternoon or the next morning. My heart full of these memories and images, I climbed down from there. View of Old Rag from Hawksbill summit. Monday, August 27, 2012. Saturda...

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Scott's Take: Shenandoah Farewell

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My take on stuff. Monday, August 27, 2012. An SNP deer lets me take this closeup. That’s why I had to take a final hike there before leaving the DC area. I wanted a simple hike, so I parked at Booten’s Gap in Central SNP with the intention of camping at Rock Springs Hut, summiting Hawksbill Mountain (highest point in SNP) either that afternoon or the next morning. My heart full of these memories and images, I climbed down from there. View of Old Rag from Hawksbill summit. Monday, August 27, 2012. Http:/ ...

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Scott's Take: Walking Memories

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My take on stuff. Sunday, August 19, 2012. My hike is a month away, but I am already walking. In a sense walking from my old life into an unknown new one. And quite literally walking everywhere around this town I've called home for most of the last 25 years - Washington, D.C. Sunset over the Potomac River, from the Potomac Heritage Trail. And all the while I keep walking. Because walking is what I do now. Sunday, August 19, 2012. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe Now: Feed Icon.

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Scott's Take: February 2011

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My take on stuff. Monday, February 07, 2011. Manna from Heaven (well, Tennessee). There is a danger in checking e-mails late at night. You risk opening an e-mail that may contain bad news or flaming anger. Or, you may simply mis. Interpret "tone" and take insult where none was intended. Opening your e-mail is like opening your door to a vampire. He may look all charming and sexy, but if he comes in he can suck the peace out of your night. And received my Manna from Heaven. Yes, I heard you mummer. Here w...

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Scott's Take: To Sail Beyond the Sunset

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My take on stuff. Tuesday, July 10, 2012. To Sail Beyond the Sunset. 8220;For my purpose holds. To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths. Of all the western stars, until I die.”. In the past year plus change, I’ve lost my father, ended a 24-year relationship, lost my job, endured a confounding series of medical issues with my eyes that has threatened my vision, and went through a nasty breakup with a new boyfriend. Funny thing about loss. It tears open holes, but it can also lead to new frontiers. Middle...