dave in the shack

Writing from a small place in a changing world

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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  A Garbage Day Tale Although I’m 74, I am still not yet ready to admit that old people do eccentric things.  I also did things like this ...
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Saturday, March 7, 2026

Serving Las Placitas

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I Care International may have served patients on the slope of a volcano before, but this was the first time I was aware of it.  Known as “...
Friday, February 27, 2026

Find your own Magic

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There is a sign over the highway entrance into Walt Disney World (WDW) that proclaims it is “The Most Magical Place on Earth.”  I’d never be...
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Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Santa Comes to the Shack

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I was editing stories last week.  Stories that have become chapters in a book.  I like writing from scratch much better than editing, but yo...
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Saturday, December 6, 2025

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  Brussels Sprouts (Thanksgiving 2025) June was with me in the spring when we planted the garden.  She had just turned four.  I explained ...
Friday, October 17, 2025

Breakfast at the Shelter 2025

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  Open Table Church got a late start on its once-a-month Sunday dinner and Monday breakfast project at the Ottawa PADS shelter.  Illinois...
Wednesday, July 16, 2025

June’s First Year of School

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I visited June’s school before she finished her first year at the end of May.  June is my four-year-old granddaughter. Although June would c...
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