Author: Tom Denham

Glass ceilings in the eighth grade

We studied chemistry as eighth graders at Wedgwood Middle School in 1970. We learned about laboratory equipment, chemicals, catalysts, and reagents. We also learned about careers in chemistry. Class was fun and I asked my...

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The beginning of my education

I had attended Pensacola Junior College from 1975 to 1977 where tuition was $12 per credit hour. So it was a big deal when my father agreed to pay for me to attend Mississippi College where tuition was $57 per credit hour and I...

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We do everything we do out of fear or love

Simple is powerful. However, what I do or write almost always begins with too many words, too many ideas, and too many steps. This became clear after I began publishing cooking recipes in 2010. I would develop a recipe for a...

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A beat up pair of white Chuck Taylor All Stars

The lower story of the house I grew up in was bricked and the upper story was clad with aluminum siding. The trim was wood and had to be painted every few years. Mine was a do-it-yourself family, so I learned to paint as a boy....

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Eating Mindfully

I was on a silent retreat at Ignatius House in Sandy Springs, Georgia from 26 September through 4 October. One focus of the retreat was eating… I am pretty sure that my wife and I have never eaten a meal at our dining room table...

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