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Over the years, the ritual would take place. When or how frequently, I no longer remember, but I do recall it with fondness because I saw something different with my dad. Maybe it even seemed so out of character for him. Well, kids don't usually ask questions of why; we just add it to the list of things that we think make adults, and particularly our parents, odd and strange. There were actually two things related to each other, and they would have been odd enough on their ow

How many times do we read in the news of someone saying "I apologize" or more simply "I'm sorry"? So often that it seems a common phrase. Now, let me just ponder what it means or rather how it is misused in certain contexts - politicians and even people of all walks of life, when responding to sexual harassment and degrading people with known derogatory terms. The person is confronted, or let's say for simplicity that they are caught red-handed, maybe a recording, a witness,

Justina Mariani, Notre Dame International School, Rome, Italy Learning when you were an adolescent was always a challenge. It only really...

Our heart skips a beat. We smile. We cry. Are we afraid? Will we leap into the unknown? We love. We love our hearts out. We are sad. Loss...

Garrard Zero 100 - 1971 Innovation It Was Time Saturday. Finally. Definitely not a school day, but it wasn't just any Saturday. I had my...