December 2010
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On Ecuador
I really miss Ecuador today. I keep thinking about it. About our little Cabrini family, the volunteers, the neighbors, the water trucks and the kids singing Jingle Bells at 7:30 in the morning. I miss breakfast of bread and bananas. Bananagrams and Boggle at downtime. Having people without distraction all day. Getting to know everyone more. I miss the whole group. Some in different ways. Living in...
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On Superman
Superman is an American myth, a symbol of hope and a character who transcends generational and cultural boundaries. His emblem is iconic, and you would be hard pressed to find one person who did not know it upon seeing it. Superman is timeless; from his inception he has inspired people. Before “The Man of Steel,” he was “The Man of Tomorrow,” a vision of the prosperous...
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Sherman on the Pier
My friend has a house in North Wildwood right off of the bridge. It’s like a little cottage on a pier, all wooden and ramshackle, but not in a bad way. The ceiling is lined with fishing rods, and we sleep in the lofts. The roof leaks and the floor is uneven. It’s a treasure. His family’s owned it for years, probably longer than he’s been alive. The beautiful thing about that house is the sense of...