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  • A Community’s Legacy of Change

    A Community’s Legacy of Change

    I recently sat on the outside patio of the Auburn, Indiana Starbucks, pondering historical legacy in the context of community. Many years ago, as a teenager, this very spot might have been where I experienced the first garlicy joys of Fazoli’s breadsticks. Before that, the legendary Rax restaurant stood prominently. I cannot recall what…

  • Welcome to My Last “Blog Post”

    Welcome to My Last “Blog Post”

    Have you noticed I don’t post on my blog at 1Glories all that often any longer? Here’s why: it became a distraction. If you’ve ever blogged and tried to do so, you know that chasing visits, clicks, optimizing for search and such is exhausting! The blogger has to have at least one image that…

  • What it Means to Take the Fork in the Road

    What it Means to Take the Fork in the Road

    Baseball had just lost one of its greatest personalities with the passing of Yogi Berra when I originally wrote this post in 2015. In addition to being a great player, manager, and war veteran, Berra was well-known for his Yogi-isms. Upon first hearing many, they sound offbeat and/or inane, only to prove quite truthful…