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Nancy Blackmon

Grown-ups get chance at dress-up

Remember playing dress-up, little girls in mother’s high-heeled shoes and boys in daddy’s big shirt with a tie hanging at the collar? What fun it ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, August 8, 2012 12:00 am

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Meditating on delete key

When will I learn? I thought I’d learned. Thought I was beyond some of that self-defeating need to be right at the expense of my ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, August 1, 2012 12:00 am

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Can we feel compassion?

Since James Holmes walked into a Colorado movie theater and opened fire, I’ve wondered about him. The news media is dissecting his life, talking to ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, July 25, 2012 12:00 am

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Looking back from 60

“There’s a big white house on a leafy street on a summer day in 1963 A station wagon’s parked in the drive with dents on ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, July 18, 2012 12:00 am

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Bedtime rituals confound

There was a white fluffy stuffed dog, a colorful fabric turtle, her big soft bunny and eight other stuffed animals in my daughter’s bed. Lately, ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, July 11, 2012 12:00 am

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Anxiously awaiting God Particle news

While folks are grilling, watching fireworks and enjoying the Fourth of July, it is expected scientists will announce they are closer to identifying the “God ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, July 4, 2012 12:00 am

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Once upon a time at camp

Girl Scout Day Camp, the words came from a public service announcement on the radio and were enough to bring up a host of memories ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, June 27, 2012 12:00 am

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Dorothy shared light freely

Unfortunately, I cannot call her teacher because I was not lucky enough to study dance with Dorothy Rainer Sellars. Well that is not exactly true; ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, June 20, 2012 12:00 am

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We have power to change view

“Rain, rain, go away.” That was the song playing in my head Sunday as I watched my yard become a pond. Under a dark mid-morning ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, June 13, 2012 12:00 am

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Animal chorus: Just love us

The chorus was in full voice as I followed Jessica. Meows and barks, mostly barks, filled the air. Paws reached through cages inviting us to ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, June 6, 2012 12:00 am

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