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‘Wonder Woman’

June 24, 2017July 18, 2017 Jo Tango

One of my children and I just saw the Wonder Woman movie. I highly recommend it. The movie has a little bit for everyone. There is a good plot, action, special effects, a love story. It is structured to be a quest for the characters: three acts that develop and ultimately end when the characters

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My Father’s Day

June 18, 2017June 18, 2017 Jo Tango

What a great Father’s Day so far. I fulfilled my Sunday obligations yesterday, and so, slept in. Tied flies in the morning. Later this summer, I’m taking some of my daughters up north for our annual fly-fishing-with-Dad outing. So, I have to prep. After a few hours, I went to the gym. Mrs. T. made

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Home Alone

June 13, 2017June 14, 2017 Jo Tango

Well, the family is out of town. And, for the first time, I am “home alone.” Our son is in California. Mrs. T. is away to visit her sister, and one of our other children is with her. Other children are with a school chorale trip in Ireland. Here is a view of County Killarney

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Truths

June 11, 2017June 11, 2017 Jo Tango

Blog reader Petrina Buckley in a comment forwarded a link to a TED Talk. It is by Anne Lamott, and is called “12 Truths I Learned from Life and Writing.” It is very good. Here are some quotes: There is almost nothing outside of you that will help in any kind of lasting way, unless

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Road Trip

June 10, 2017June 10, 2017 Jo Tango

My good friend, Mike Gaiss, had a health scare on Superbowl Sunday. It was good to chat with him a bit ago and hear that he is up and around. He and two of his children (one is in college, one has graduated) decided to do a road trip out west. Below, is a video

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Another Graduation

June 8, 2017June 9, 2017 Jo Tango

Another June and another graduation. We are so happy for our daughter, who today finished high school. I was so proud of her. She is someone known for her academic ability, music and sincerity. Honestly, she’s a very good person. She did a lot as a varsity team captain and co-head of a cappella.  But,

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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Writing My Wrongs
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
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Man's Search for Meaning
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End


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