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Author archives: Gary Gruber

Elder, long life learner, active blogger, traveler, RVer, author, who is marrieds. & with 7 children and their partners, plus 14 grandchildren. Resident of SW U.S. for past 30 years, first NM and currently southern AZ. Native of Ohio, graduate of Miami U (Ohio), Princeton Seminary, (M.Div.) Penn State University (M.S. & Ph.D.). career educator and consultant.

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February 12 , 2021 /

UPDATED OR OUTDATED

Two notices arrived the same day.  One was from WordPress the other from Apple. The WP email said this:  “We just updated your site with the latest version of WordPress, 5.6.1. WordPress software is regularly updated to keep sites secure and introduce new features.  You can learn more about this new version on WordPress.org Managed

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February 6 , 2021 /

RULES AND REGULATIONS

As the U.S. government shifts gears and transitions to a new administration, it seems that one of the first orders of business was to create and sign “Executive Orders” that according to President Biden were “not to enact new policies but to correct bad ones.”  In his first two weeks in office, President Biden signed

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February 3 , 2021 /

ALAMOS REDEMPTION

Post from Alamos, Sonora, Mexico. 2/3/2120 “Hope, friendship, freedom and perseverance…” Kshitij Rawat. (referring to Shawshank Redemption) After a year of limited travel because. like almost everyone, we have beenmostly isolated and quarantined. So, we planned an escape. Promising to remain masked and distanced we were ready.  We locked the door behind us, boarded the

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February 2 , 2021 /

EXPLOSION OF EMOTION

It has been over three weeks since the storming of the U.S. Capitol and I am still sorting through the feelings that ranged from shock and surprise to disgust and anger.  There were others to sort through including disappointment, embarrassment and sadness.  I felt betrayed by my fellow human beings and tried to let it

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January 17 , 2021 /

MLK AND ME

In the early 1960’s I studied civil disobedience as illustrated by Martin Luther, a German pastor, and Mahatma Ghandi.  Luther’s 95 theses were written in 1517 and Ghandi led the protest against the national salt tax in 1930.. Being born in 1937, I was a young child during WWII, from 1941-1945. I learned more about

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January 11 , 2021 /

SADNESS MIXED WITH HOPE

 I left last week in a strange place.  By Sunday I was feeling sad that so many people seem unable or unwilling find a way to change their minds and look within themselves for a way to compassion, respect and outright love for their neighbors regardless of politics, race, religion or other differences. I believe

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