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Collecting: From Fruit Jars to Cast Iron

GREENLEAF – Why do people collect things?    Google and AI tell us it’s to “satisfy deep psychological needs for order, identity and emotional support.”   Collecting “gives the brain a soothing sense of control and structure,” and the search for things to collect “triggers dopamine in the brain.”   Or maybe it’s that for…

Kenya – Memorable Trip, Lessons Learned

  “So how was your trip to Africa?” people ask.   There’s no short answer to that. Only a long one will do.   We were a group of nine, sponsors of students at Caring Hearts High School in Kenya. We’d be there for ten days, staying in Nairobi and commuting to the school, where…

My Hardest Jobs Ever; What Were Yours?

A friend and I recently spent some time reminiscing about the hardest jobs we’d ever had. It brought back a lot of memories, most of them painful.   The friend, Bob Hagar, lives in Missouri now but grew up in Council.  His hardest job was working on a railroad section gang.   “Second,” he said,…

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