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Biodiesel

ONCE IN A BLUE STAR

Once in awhile we are fortunate enough to stumble upon a bit of magic. Tuesday night was one of those times. Bob and I were in San Antonio for the Sustainable Biodiesel Summit on Saturday and the National Biodiesel Conference Sunday, Monday and Tuesday and decided to take a break and have dinner with Charlie […]

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Environment

THE DAY AFTER GROUNDHOG DAY

How much louder can we get? Those of us who do believe in Global Warming are at wits end to turn the tide of a train wreck which could render planet Earth uninhabitable. One of today’s top stories, aptly titled “We face disaster without drastic action” warns: Without action, global warming will deliver catastrophic change […]

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Family

OF HEAVEN AND HELL

The last conversation I had with my mother before her car accident was about heaven and hell. My position was that we lived our heaven and/or hell right here on earth. Mom said heaven was a whole lot nicer than anything we could imagine down here because in heaven we would come to truly know […]

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Family

LEAPS AND BOUNDS

My mother has amazed everyone with the huge progress she has made. She will be moved to a nursing home later this week, after nearly three weeks in ICU. After her broken bones strengthen, she will begin rehabilitation therapy. Against all odds, she hung in through the first awful week which included many pints of […]

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Family

SERENITY

One of the things I was trying to articulate in a conversation Sunday night was a response to the question. “How could God let an awful thing like this happen?” I slept on it and came up with this: I have come to believe that events are not arranged any more than our responses to […]