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“Autumn seemed to arrive suddenly that year. The morning of the first September was crisp and golden as an apple.” J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Yesterday afternoon I stood on the campus of Randolph-Macon College waiting for the day’s festivities to end. The younger offspring and I had spent the day getting …

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WHAT THE FRIDAY: That was a short 30 years

The oldest son turns 30 today. That’s hard to believe since I’m only 34(ish). I’ve told the story of his arrival, and I don’t think I can tell it any better than I did here: On this day in 1989, an Interruption. Much has happened in the six years since I wrote that post. I …

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