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How did you (I) get here?

Dear Cherie, I’ve been thinking of you lately and wondering how that new life of yours is going. I certainly hope you made the break you were thinking about (or had planned), and that the new routines, rhythms, and practices have been showing you the wisdom of your decision(s). I…

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When ironworkers gather, you just don’t know who you’ll get. Or you do.

Wed., June 29 Dear Gene, I was in the ironworker school today practicing the welding test to get 3/8” certified. I say “practice” since there was no way that I was going to test and embarrass myself. And I needed the practice. It amazed me that after just a month…

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Kansans for Life and its lies

Dearest Friedrich, Frankly, I’m quite happy you asked about the things dividing Americans at the moment, and that you asked me to write in English. German would be a little difficult I get angry and need a table to pound. It easy to get that way when I see the…

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The artist and the chip on his shoulder

Dear Janet, Today was one of those days that leave me wondering why I even try. One the one hand, I met with a guy who’s taken an interest in my pictures. It should be a triumph, really. I mean, someone taking me seriously. I’ve had a chip on my…

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Ironworker zen

Billie, Frankly, I don’t really know how summer is going yet. School’s pace, which always seems to be furious, has given way to days on which I have to impose my own discipline. In other words, I went from having my hair on fire all the time to sitting in…

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