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Probably on the foolish side, I\u2019m only scheduled to be away from the church three Sundays this church year. Two are for Zen retreats, not what most would consider time \u201coff.\u201d <\/p>\n

This weekend is the big one. The weather is cooperating. <\/p>\n

Life is good!<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<p>ps: I don\u2019t know when New York became \u201cthe City.\u201d Weird for a native Californian to not think immediately of that other \u201cthe City\u201d when using the term\u2026 But, we have been gone from our native country for two decades and for the last ten years growing some roots, if somewhat tentatively, the soil is rocky, in New England.<\/p>\n<p>But it has happened, somewhere along the line the city became the Big Apple\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Oh Joy\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/33904114-8183515583480307909?l=monkeymindonline.blogspot.com\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Probably on the foolish side, I\u2019m only scheduled to be away from the church three Sundays this church year. 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