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Pandemic Journal, Entry 4: Mrs. Markham’s Pandemic Dining Journal

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:April 29, 2020
  • Post category:Pandemic Journal

Sunday Sunday family dinner is a tradition at the Markham house and without fail Hubby, our twelve year old son Karl and three year old daughter Honey join hands around…

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Pandemic Journal, Entry 3: Jeff, Interrupted

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:April 29, 2020
  • Post category:Pandemic Journal

Jeff Bezos was a genius with the pallet wrapper. His flair for efficiency allowed him to wrap five more pallets per day than his predecessor who had made the job-killing…

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Pandemic Journal, Entry 1: My Hobby

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:April 29, 2020
  • Post category:Pandemic Journal

We all need hobbies during this pandemic and mine is holding Fidel Castro-length press conferences in my front yard each evening. If you have friends in the media, please share…

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Quiet Greensboro

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:April 26, 2020
  • Post category:NC Chronicles/Visual

https://vimeo.com/412102728 Drone footage from a quiet Saturday afternoon in downtown Greensboro.

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Another Drive for Social Distancing

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:March 30, 2020
  • Post category:NC Chronicles/Travel & Adventure/Updates

Sunday Beth and I went north, where we found almost no one. Just as we hoped.

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Talking About T1D and Exercise

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:March 11, 2020
  • Post category:T1D

UPDATE (3/12/20): Due to the spread of COVID-19 this event has been postponed. A conflict with another event will prevent me from speaking at the rescheduled summit. I'll be at…

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Spiritual Homelessness

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:March 10, 2020
  • Post category:Updates

Last week I resigned my membership at First Friends, the Quaker meeting Beth and me have attended for almost 19 years. At monthly meeting Sunday, my resignation was noted and…

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London Calling

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:March 4, 2020
  • Post category:Travel & Adventure

There's one place we've traveled where Beth and I don't see eye-to-eye: London. She's #teamlondon, and sees something romantic in marginal weather, royals, and obscene concentrations of wealth. I, on…

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Rich and Yet Poor

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:February 27, 2020
  • Post category:Travel & Adventure

Jason Kottke is a fabulous writer, and this observation from his recent article about traveling in Asia reflects my own experience: America is a rich country that feels like a…

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The Other Side of the Park

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:February 10, 2020
  • Post category:NC Chronicles/Visual

A sizable rail yard sits on the margins of our neighborhood. I like to occasionally walk over and see what's there.

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