Category Archives: Reading

Free Drink ?

Posted on September 13, 2025 by msw blog

How do I respond to someone down the bar buying a drink for me, but I’m not interested? Bars shouldn’t let people buy drinks for strangers and shouldn’t facilitate this very outdated—and quite frankly predatory—practice. This might be extreme, but … Continue reading →

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Teaching You How To Let Go

Posted on September 3, 2025 by msw blog

Anything that annoys you is teaching you Patience. Anyone who abandons you is teaching you how to stand up on your own two feet. Anything that angers you is teaching you forgiveness and compassion. Anything that has power over you … Continue reading →

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What would you do?

Posted on September 2, 2025 by msw blog

“Carpooling” wants to be reimbursed for gas for a 30-mile round-trip journey to pick up a friend’s disabled son from the bus stop. The request from the “dear friend” doesn’t happen very often. My two cents are this: Losing or … Continue reading →

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God’s Hotel

Posted on September 2, 2025 by msw blog

‘God’s Hotel’ by Victoria Sweet. (2012, 338 pages) Rarely, a book comes along that not only instructs and delights but also deepens your humanity.  Dr. Sweet has PhD in medieval history as well as an MD, and shares the ancient Latin and … Continue reading →

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Current events: Nothing to laugh about

Posted on September 1, 2025 by msw blog

I love the Op-Ed section of the paper. I believe we all need to write at least one letter on something we’re passionate about in our lifetime. In saying that, I applaud this reader I was sitting at my desk, … Continue reading →

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