In front of the dining hall,
frisbees fly.
Morning, noon, and evening,
frisbees fly.
Sometimes even
frisbee players fly.
8 August 2008
F is for Frisbee
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E is for Energy
Energy.
The College Staff has it.
In abundance.
7 August 2009
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D is for Drive
Beauty surrounds Ghost Ranch,
revealing itself on the journey,
inviting visitors to stop,
providing photo ops.
27 October 2009
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C is for Cross
The amphitheater provides space
for reflection,
worship,
and programming;
it also provides a reminder
of the faith
in which we are rooted.
2 August 2009
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B is for Bleach
His hair is normally the same shade as his beard.
Little more needs to be said.
28 July 2009
Filed under Family, Ghost Ranch People, Photo
The moment
For days beyond counting, he had
wondered,
imagined,
dreamed
of the moment.
To his delight, to his surprise,
when the moment finally arrived, it
surpassed wonder,
outstripped imagination,
exceeded dreams.
Now memory ever gently
mingles with wonder,
stirs imagination,
fills dreams,
until the next moment.
14 January 2012
Shire on the Hudson
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A is for Arrival
The second Ghost Ranch alphabet begins.
What better place to begin than when one arrives at the ranch:
at that time, one checks in.
The main check occurs outside the office.
For the 2010 Peacemaking Conference,
participants confirmed their presence
at the Ghost House.
25 August 2010
Two differences between this and the previous alphabet:
the pictures will include people
but
the pictures may not appear as often as daily.
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With an aching heart and a reeling mind
I grieve for Raymond and Doris Montgomery. In 1986, they were murdered in their own home in Trumball County, Ohio. Reports state that Raymond Montgomery, age 77, was stabbed five times with a butcher knife; 80-year-old Doris Montgomery, who was bedridden, was stabbed nine times.
Charles Lorraine was convicted of the murders of Raymond and Doris Montgomery and sentenced to death. The Montgomerys had paid him to do odd jobs. That adds to the horror.
Ohio will execute Lorraine on January 18 unless Governor Kasich commutes his sentence.
The vulnerability of the Raymond and Doris Montgomery makes my heart ache. Their willingness to help their killer deepens that ache. The brutality and cruelty of the crime makes my mind reel.
The pain and grief borne by the family and friends of Raymond and Doris Montgomery surpasses my imagination. My aching heart goes out to them.
There appears little evidence of doubt.
And yet, I have signed a petition asking Governor Kasich to take the step of commuting this death sentence. Executions dehumanize our society. Repaying violence with violence gets us nowhere; killing to demonstrate that killing is wrong makes no sense to me. It cuts off any possibility for reform or restoration. My opposition is to the state killing. It does not depend – it cannot depend on the person subject to execution.
I pray for Doris and Raymond Montgomery. I pray for all who love them.
I pray for Governor Kasich and all who make decisions of life and death on behalf of the state – on behalf of us all – on my behalf.
See you along the Trail.
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A discovery
I discovered a new blog today – Death Penalty News. The author states:
I oppose the death penalty in all cases unconditionally regardless of the method chosen to kill the condemned prisoner.
The blog compiles stories about the death penalty from around the world:
- Saudi beheads man as UN cries foul
- New Execution Fears For Sakineh Mohammadi: Amnesty International
- Mercy Sought as Delaware Execution Nears: Robert Gattis
The blog provides action ideas – see the article about Sakineh Mohammadi for ways to speak against her possible execution. In the case of Robert Gattis, who faces a January 20 execution date, two online options are available:
- Stop the Execution of Robert Gattis in Delaware (from Amnesty International)
- Delaware Board of Pardons and Parole AND Governor Jack Markell: STOP THE EXECUTION of ROBERT GATTIS, Delaware death row inmate
Death Penalty News also identifies resources such as Quest for Justice: Defending the Damned, a book by Defense Attorney Richard Jaffe that will appear in February.
I have subscribed to Death Penalty News and look forward to learning more.
And I have taken action on behalf of Sakineh Mohammadi and Robert Gattis. I invite you to do the same.
See you along the Trail.
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- I signed. Will you? (graybeardtrail.wordpress.com)
Filed under Capital Punishment, Death Penalty
Keep calm and carry on
Always on the lookout for interesting coffee mugs, I found this one over Christmas.
The story goes that the British government produced a posted with this message in 1939 – at the beginning of the Second World War. They intended to raise the morale of the British people in the face of war. However, the poster received little distribution at the time. Following its “rediscovery” in 2000, private companies have used it on a variety of products – including coffee mugs.
The message actually works in a number of settings.
See you along the Trail.
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