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Cat and Dog Games Teach Us Patience | K.C. Compton: Writer
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Cat and Dog Games Teach Us Patience. Hile I was out of the house one day, my animals got together and agreed upon the One Pet Rule. This is a game known to dogs and cats everywhere in which no two pets can be in the house at the same time. I start the coffee, then turn on my computer in my time-tested morning ritual. Perhaps it’s the smell of the coffee or mere capriciousness that reminds. It’s time for his exit. He goes to the door and beeps and whirrs until I come to the door. P,” a blend of meow...
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The Racial Education of Dorothy and Her Daughters | K.C. Compton: Writer
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The Racial Education of Dorothy and Her Daughters. Ne of my earliest memories of my mother is of her being mad enough to spit nails, a metaphor that scared the bejezuz out of me but that I now understand and sympathize with utterly. Dorothy Compton, my mother. Not so much for sweetness and warm fuzzies, but such sterling character you never did see, a civil rights champion when that wasn’t even a term. Us simply didn’t match up with my mother’s eternal and vociferous disgust with racial inequality. When ...
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The Longest Mile … | K.C. Compton: Writer
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The Longest Mile …. Hen I reached my umpteenth birthday a few years back, I realized I had developed a bad case of inertia. I keep catching this malady and then getting upset with myself that I can’t seem to just get in gear and stay that way — never mind that this would fly in the face of human nature and my own experience. I had just finished reading. By Chris Crowley and Henry S. Lodge, M.D. I love food: I rode to eat. However, over the years, I found that I had been eating more and riding less. T...
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Politics & Society | K.C. Compton: Writer
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The Racial Education of Dorothy and Her Daughters. Ne of my earliest memories of my mother is of her being mad enough to spit nails, a metaphor that scared the bejezuz out of me but that I now understand and sympathize with utterly. Dorothy Compton, my mother. Not so much for sweetness and warm fuzzies, but such sterling character you never did see, a civil rights champion when that wasn’t even a term. Us simply didn’t match up with my mother’s eternal and vociferous disgust with racial inequality. Websi...
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Being Well | K.C. Compton: Writer
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The Longest Mile …. Hen I reached my umpteenth birthday a few years back, I realized I had developed a bad case of inertia. I keep catching this malady and then getting upset with myself that I can’t seem to just get in gear and stay that way — never mind that this would fly in the face of human nature and my own experience. I had just finished reading. By Chris Crowley and Henry S. Lodge, M.D. I love food: I rode to eat. The Racial Education of Dorothy and Her Daughters. I’m About to be Seduced.
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Learning Love | K.C. Compton: Writer
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The Racial Education of Dorothy and Her Daughters. Ne of my earliest memories of my mother is of her being mad enough to spit nails, a metaphor that scared the bejezuz out of me but that I now understand and sympathize with utterly. Dorothy Compton, my mother. Not so much for sweetness and warm fuzzies, but such sterling character you never did see, a civil rights champion when that wasn’t even a term. Us simply didn’t match up with my mother’s eternal and vociferous disgust with racial inequality. How t...
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ABOUT | K.C. Compton: Writer
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Professionally, I am. A career journalist with deep experience as a reporter, columnist, freelance writer and editor. I am a passionate advocate of common sense, kindness, and the importance of being an informed and aware participant in our democracy. With transparency, humor and insight, I do my best to bring attention to causes and issues that matter, and I believe strongly in human solutions to the problems humans have created. The Richest Parts of My Life. The richest parts of my life are when I̵...
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Food & Garden | K.C. Compton: Writer
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I’m About to be Seduced. He signs are everywhere. I feel the stirrings in my heart. The alluring photos, the sensual descriptions, the come-hither language. Temptation surrounds me. Seduction beckons and I, eternal optimist, entertaining the idea of surrender. Of a great big, holy “Yes! And started some pretty lettuce and spinach plants from the seed packets I received as a come-on from Nichols Garden Nursery; if only I turned that corner of the yard by the back door into a little kitchen herb garden.
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I’m About to be Seduced | K.C. Compton: Writer
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I’m About to be Seduced. He signs are everywhere. I feel the stirrings in my heart. The alluring photos, the sensual descriptions, the come-hither language. Temptation surrounds me. Seduction beckons and I, eternal optimist, entertaining the idea of surrender. Of a great big, holy “Yes! And started some pretty lettuce and spinach plants from the seed packets I received as a come-on from Nichols Garden Nursery; if only I turned that corner of the yard by the back door into a little kitchen herb garden.
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