In October, my dad was hospitalized in his home of Boise, Idaho, for an acute kidney episode. Initially, the doctors expected him to recover, but instead his condition got worse. He suffered from low electrolytes and an acute delirium episode. He couldn’t speak more than a few words, stand or walk, or understand much. Doctors […]
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At lunch the other day, I heard a radio host ask, “Does familiarity decrease awe?” He asked the question referring to some prominent city landmarks he once walked by daily. He speculated that his regular, expected experience of those sights was at least different, if not less remarkable, than how someone else — who only
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In August, I celebrated my birthday at Cherry Street Cellar. My husband, Lyle, and I shared chilled corn and cucumber soup with crab that sparked such noticeable praise that diners at the next table joined in, having also just enjoyed it. Then Lyle smiled between bites of steak frites with Béarnaise butter, creamed greens, and
