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Surviving the Jolt

Evanston RoundTable, March 22, 2018 Everyone experiences tragedy and trauma. They are unavoidable, no matter how blessed a person’s life is. And everyone will suffer as a result. But most

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Advice to Ben

Evanston RoundTable, March 8, 2018 When our grandson Benjamin turned one, our daughter asked my wife and me to write a few words of advice for him. Mine went something

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To Be Third

Evanston RoundTable, Feb. 22, 2018 David Baskin grew up in Evanston and like a lot of kids who went to ETHS, got to know and admire Ross Freeland. Ross taught

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2 Cheers 4 Winter

Evanston RoundTable, Feb. 8, 2018 How do I hate thee? Let me count the ways. Aside from the cold, there is ice, slush, shoveling, chopping, slipping, falling, flu, cabin fever,

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Solar Reflection

Evanston RoundTable, Jan. 25, 2018 The sun winked out. Not from a passing cloud, not from a sudden storm, not from a rose-hued sunset. It just vanished, without warning, without

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Shifting Gears

Evanston RoundTable, Jan. 11, 2018 Funny the things we remember. I read once, as a kid, about a jet fighter pilot who was testing a new plane. The plane stalled

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The Experience of Hunger

Evanston RoundTable, Dec. 28, 2017 Americans have a fixation on eating and weight, and every year countless articles, books, and TV segments are churned out telling us about the latest

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My Eulogy

Evanston RoundTable, Dec. 14, 2017 Welcome, everyone, thanks for coming. So glad you all could be here. Wish I could too! (Awkward pause.) It’s OK to laugh, I’m just kidding!

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