There is a line in Ecclesiastes that has always stayed with me: “For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” Weddings, too, seem to follow the seasons. Most couples prefer to marry when ceremonies can be held outdoors—when the weather is gentle, the breezes are warm, and flowers […]

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  One of my favorite images of home was given to me by the comedian George Carlin in his classic monologue contrasting football and baseball. “Football,” he said, “is a game of territory and aggression.” “In baseball,” Carlin says with that characteristic gleam in his eye, “the goal is to go home. We just want […]

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