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My friend Darin in Dayton has a birthday tomorrow. I miss the proximity we had when I was in Muncie and Dayton was only an hour+ away. Happy birthday, Darin! L-R, from 2008: dear friends Jim, Darin, BJ, and Howard at my final Ball State University Singers Spectacular.

Resolutions

This birthday card some years ago from Darin is a reminder of the kind of resolutions I’m making this new year.

The puzzle

My dear friend Darin sent me a commencement card this past week. He is thoughtful and kind and aware of so many connections and sinews that bind him and me, but also that bind all of us in the human condition. The commencement to which he refers is the next act, one that I began