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Memorial Day Weekend 2012

A lot of people asked Wendy and me if we were spending Memorial Day weekend at the lake. The truth of the matter is that holiday weekends get a little crazy at the lake. There are so many people, and … Continue reading

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A Wonderful Tradition

The weekend before Memorial Day is permanently reserved on the Vander Well calendar. Several years ago we started an annual pilgrimage to the lake on this weekend with our friends Kevin and Becky. It’s become a wonderful tradition that continued … Continue reading

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Kitties in the Garden

I headed upstairs to my office this morning and looked out the upstairs window to spy two black cats hunting in our flower garden. Can you find them both?

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Green Eyes, Red Hair

Wendy and I made our annual pilgrimage to see Gaelic Storm in concert this past weekend at the Val Air Ballroom. As always, we had a great time. This year we loved having Taylor and Clayton along as we dined … Continue reading

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Chapter-a-Day Hebrews 8

And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins. Hebrews 8:12 (NLT) When I embrace a subtle misunderstanding of a core spiritual truth, my compass moves a degree or two off True North. It may … Continue reading

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No Greater Joy

Reblogged from Steve McCurry's Blog: There is no greater joy nor greater reward than to make a fundamental difference in someone’s life. – Sr. Mary Rose McGeady La Esperanza, Colombia Joy can be real only if people look upon their … Continue reading

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Roles I’d Love to Play: Matt Friedman

As I’ve contemplated the list of roles I’d love to play for this series of posts, I realize more than ever how influenced we are by plays and roles we either did/studied earlier in our lives or roles that we … Continue reading

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They Laughed!

A couple of weeks ago we invited a group of friends and theatre people over for dinner and to do a table reading of my script. I set up a microphone and recorded the reading. This past Saturday I was driving back … Continue reading

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Meals from the Heartland: Delivered!

Meals from the Heartland is a huge Midwest charitable operation. Here in the breadbasket of America, where a huge percentage of the world’s corn, beans, pork and beef are raised, thousands of volunteers have spent countless hours packaging simple meals … Continue reading

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Tom’s 30 Day Blogging Challenge Day 13

If you had one piece of music softlyplaying in your mind for the rest of your life, what would you want it to be? No brainer. Pacabel’s Canon in D, arranged and played by Miles Davis. The introit at Wendy’s … Continue reading

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