Monthly Archives: September 2012

The Walk

Posted on September 13, 2012 by John Swinburn

Long before the alarm goes off at 4:41 a.m., I wonder whether I will get back to sleep.  I turn over restlessly, shifting positions in the hope that sleep will come again quickly.  I’ve only been in bed for four … Continue reading →

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About the Heart

Posted on September 13, 2012 by John Swinburn

Several years before I met my wife, when she was in her early twenties, she was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, also called heart failure or congestive heart failure.   The cause was likely related to some sort of viral infection, but … Continue reading →

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New Orleans: Mostly a Food Experience

Posted on September 12, 2012 by John Swinburn

My sister-in-law came to visit on September 2, arriving just after 5:00 in the afternoon.  My wife and I had talked to her about coming to visit; we’d all decided a road trip to New Orleans was the thing to … Continue reading →

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All Talk

Posted on September 8, 2012 by John Swinburn

I keep coming back to it:  I find religion in general and churches in particular repugnant in many ways, but I admire and appreciate the ability of churches to marshall the resources of their members to do good things.  You … Continue reading →

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